Markets up for second consecutive day in early trade, Sensex-Nifty up

Equities: Domestic equity markets turned into a race again in early trade for the second consecutive day this week due to election uncertainty and strong global signals. Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) flagship Sensex and National Stock Exchange's Nifty (NSE) have made efforts to strengthen the market. The BSE Sensex opened 194.9 points higher at 75,585.40. At the close of trade on Monday, the BSE Sensex fell 19.89 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 75,390. At the same time, the NSE Nifty also opened its trade with a gain of 59.95 points from 22,992.40 points. The NSE Nifty closed down 24.65 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 22,932.4. Strong and soft stocks: Among the Sensex-listed companies, Hindalco, Shriram Finance, Wipro, JSW Steel, NTPC, Adani Enterprises and Mahindra & Mahindra opened strongly in early trade. At the same time, shares of Maruti, Airtel, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, Britannia, Hero MotoCorp and Eicher Motors witnessed a weak trend. BharatPe and PhonePe have settled their 'Pay-Pe' dispute, the issue has been stuck for a long time, and talking about the rest of the world's markets, US's Dow Jones closed strongly in Monday's trading session. At the same time, Japan's Nikkei opened its operations with a decline, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng opened with a rise in early trade. In the oil market, US crude oil and Brent crude oil prices are rising. On Tuesday, crude oil opened at $78.93 per barrel in the international market. At the same time, Brent crude oil hit $83.26 per dollar. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold opened with a gain of Rs 59 at Rs 71,950 on 10 p.m. After three days of weakness, gold and silver rebounded.