Sensex rises over 100 points; Nifty tests 11,600

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were trading 0.50 per cent lower at USD 74.14 per barrel. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq ended at record highs on Tuesday amid a slew of better-than-expected earnings reports. Elsewhere in Asia, benchmark equity indices in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul were trading in the red in early trade. Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equity worth Rs 237.47 crore on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased shares to the tune of Rs 198.35 crore, provisional data available with stock exchanges showed. The rupee, however, depreciated 15 paise to 69.77 against the US dollar in early trade. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://imgur.com/user/alifulls