Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty made modest gains on April 19, on strong Asian cues. The 30-share Sensex climbed 96 to close at 34,427 and the broad based Nifty 50 closed at 10,565. After a slip on April 18, markets bounced up as investor sentiment was positive ahead of quarterly earnings of companies including TCS, which will release its results later in the day.
Metal and mining stocks were in demand as copper prices rose in global commodity markets. Reserve Bank of India is expected to release the minutes of the latest policy meeting later in the day.
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