The rupee was trading higher by 13 paise to 65.29 against the American currency at the forex market today. The 30-share barometer bounced by 81.98 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 33,115.54. Auto, power, consumer durables, FMCG and realty jumped by up to 0.52 per cent. The gauge had lost 281 points in the previous session.
The NSE index Nifty too was trading higher by 21.70 points, or 0.21 per cent, at 10,246.65.
The big gainers included NTPC, Reliance Industries, M&M, Kotak Bank, Maruti Suzuki and Lupin, adding up to 1.61 per cent.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.27 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng 0.19 per cent in early trade. China's Shanghai Composite, however, shed 0.38 per cent.
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The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had closed 0.07 per cent higher yesterday. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)