Stock markets rally, Nifty crosses 9800

The Sensex was up 273 points in early trading on wednesday as investors indicated signs of strengthening and investors' buying and the Nifty crossed the 9800 level. The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange was 273 points, .

                                                                 

Brokers said that after the rise of Wall Street in the US last night, positive sentiments from Asian markets also boosted domestic markets. Increasing expectations about tax reform in the US also gave a boost to the market. Shares of Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy's, NTPC, SBI, ICICI Bank, ITC Ltd, Lupine, Cipla, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto and HDFC Ltd were up 1.87 per cent in Sensex companies.