Tata Communications touched an intraday high of Rs 217 and an intraday low of Rs 204.75. At 10:00 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 215.70, up Rs 5.25, or 2.49%.

Atlanta has touched an intraday high of Rs 82 and an intraday low of Rs 71.05. At 09:57 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 80.55, up Rs 7.10, or 9.67%.

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services has touched an intraday high of Rs 773.85 and an intraday low of Rs 720. At 09:54 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 757.20, up Rs 38, or 5.28%.

Bajaj Finserv touched an intraday high of Rs 540.60 and an intraday low of Rs 509. At 09:50 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 536.00, up Rs 30.20, or 5.97%.

Fame India has touched an intraday high of Rs 74.80 and an intraday low of Rs 71. At 09:45 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 73.50, up Rs 3.60, or 5.15%.

Only one in three Britons agree with the decision to take military action in Libya, a poll published on Monday showed.

Japanese stocks jumped nearly 4% on Tuesday amid reports of progress in containing radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant, and the yen was broadly softer on the possibility of further intervention by major central banks.

Mahindra Satyam touched an intraday high of Rs 66.50 and an intraday low of Rs 65.05. At 09:43 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 66, down Rs 1.05, or 1.57%.

Banking and auto sectors will be getting astrological support, says Satish Gupta of astrostocktips.

Cables manufacturer Shilpi Cable Technologies' Rs 55.88 crore initial public offering has opened for subscription today. The company has fixed issue price band at Rs 65-69 a share.

India is likely to allow 200,000 tonnes of sugar exports on Tuesday under unrestricted sales, less than half a million tonne permitted earlier, industry sources said, a move seen putting more pressure on global prices.

Reliance Power was the top loser on the Nifty. It has touched an intraday high of Rs 121 and an intraday low of Rs 119.75. At 09:24 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 120.20, up Rs 1.65, or 1.39%.

Indian equity benchmarks started the trade on a positive note following strong global cues, reacting to easing Japanese crisis. SBI, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, L&T and BHEL were leading the markets higher.

Indian rupee opened at 44.96-44.97 per dollar as against closing at 45.01 on Monday.

Money Market Operations as on March 21, 2011

Karvy Stock Broking sees Indian rupee opening firm on an appreciating note. However, the gains could be limited due to the crisis in Libya and Middle East, says the firm.

The Nifty is expected to consolidate further so as to create a base in the absence of any fresh trigger before we head for a big rally, says Nirmal Bang in its morning report today.

The income tax department has rejected Mahindra Satyam's plea for stay of Rs 503 crore tax demand, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting government sources.

The outlook for the markets today is that of cautious optimism as the bulls will have to keep the Nifty above the 5390 levels sustainably.

Titagarh Wagons | Lanco Infratech | Tata Communications | Reliance Power | SREI Infra | Hindustan Copper | Infosys | Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam are stocks, which are in the news today.

At 8:15 hours IST, Asian markets were trading with modest gains barring Shanghai. Hang Seng was trading at 22,704.96, up 19.74 points and Straits Times gained just 2.67 points at 2,986.18.

Japan's nuclear crisis escalated today with critical work to reconnect power lines at the crippled Fukushima plant being stalled after smoke rose from two reactors, fuelling fears of fresh radiation leaks.

Domestic carriers flew 45.75 lakh passenger in the month of February this year registering an increase of 18.45% over last year during the same period, with Jet Airways and JetLite combine emerging as the market leader.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today publicly criticised Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, terming his remarks likening the use of military force in Libya to a 'call for crusades' as "unacceptable".

A day before the BCCI's Disciplinary Committee is expected to start its enquiry against Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman has appealed in the Bombay High Court against an earlier order directing for the cricket board to initiate the enquiry proceedings.