It has been a splendid session for stocks thus far. Indian equities have moved up sharply due to continued buying action witnessed across board.

Both Sensex and Nifty have recorded thumping gains. Realty, consumer durables, IT, power and oil & gas gained a lot.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap gained 1.67% and 1.70% respectively.

Today, the 30-share index, BSE Sensex opened positively at 10,428.11, up 205.02 points, as against its previous closure in which it gained 247.74 points.

Manila - Philippine shares

Tokyo - Japan markets opened higher Tuesday after Wall Street surged overnight.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 233 points, or 2.59 per cent, to end morning trading at 9,238.59.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 23.04 points, or 2.48 per cent, at 950.41.

Sydney - Australi

Sydney - Supported by Wall Street, the Australian stocks continued their climb in early trading session on Tuesday.