<p class="title">Benchmark indices inched higher, but were trading on a volatile note in early trade amid rising trade tensions between the US and China as talks between the two countries ended without any significant outcome.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BSE Sensex was trading at 58.61 points, or 0.15 per cent, higher at 38,395.37. The index had hit a high of 38,428.99, rising 92.74 points, or 0.24 per cent, in opening session.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gauge had gained 673.20 points in the past four sessions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The wider NSE Nifty too rose 21.85 points, or 0.18 per cent to 11,604.60.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brokers said besides profit-booking at record levels, a mixed trend at other Asian markets following a negative leads from Wall Street dented the trading sentiment here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investors are also cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speech at the annual global central bank conference in Jackson Hole later in the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Major gainers include PowerGrid, Axis Bank, Coal India, SBI, NTPC, Tata Steel and M&M with up to 1.58 per cent gains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Wipro, Yes Bank, HUL and Sun Pharma fell up to 1 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 142 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) accumulated shares worth a net of Rs 433.21 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asian stocks were mixed, tracking overnight losses on the Wall Street.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.81 per cent, Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.28 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei was up 0.31 per cent in early trade.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.03 per cent lower in yesterday's session.</p>
<p class="title">Benchmark indices inched higher, but were trading on a volatile note in early trade amid rising trade tensions between the US and China as talks between the two countries ended without any significant outcome.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BSE Sensex was trading at 58.61 points, or 0.15 per cent, higher at 38,395.37. The index had hit a high of 38,428.99, rising 92.74 points, or 0.24 per cent, in opening session.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gauge had gained 673.20 points in the past four sessions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The wider NSE Nifty too rose 21.85 points, or 0.18 per cent to 11,604.60.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brokers said besides profit-booking at record levels, a mixed trend at other Asian markets following a negative leads from Wall Street dented the trading sentiment here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investors are also cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speech at the annual global central bank conference in Jackson Hole later in the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Major gainers include PowerGrid, Axis Bank, Coal India, SBI, NTPC, Tata Steel and M&M with up to 1.58 per cent gains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Wipro, Yes Bank, HUL and Sun Pharma fell up to 1 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 142 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) accumulated shares worth a net of Rs 433.21 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asian stocks were mixed, tracking overnight losses on the Wall Street.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.81 per cent, Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.28 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei was up 0.31 per cent in early trade.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.03 per cent lower in yesterday's session.</p>