Domestic share markets rose on Wednesday as Reliance Industries gained after securing a $750 million investment in its retail arm and Titan Company rose after flagging a strong recovery at its jewellery division in the second quarter. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.53 per cent to 11,724.35 as of 10:06 am, while the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.68 per cent at 39,837.65.
Reliance Industries shares rose as much as 4.5 per cent to Rs 2,309 after it said on Tuesday Abu Dhabi Investment Authority would invest Rs 5,513 crore in its retail arm.
Titan Company said its jewellery division saw a quarterly recovery rate of 98 per cent while it continued to sell excess gold in its inventory, sending its shares up to their highest in seven months and making it the top gainer on the Nifty 50.
"Markets have been gaining on the back of quarterly commentary coming from companies and then a big support to the market has been Reliance," said Siddhartha Khemka, head of retail research at Motilal Oswal.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced a rule that may curb US companies' use of skilled foreign workers by narrowing the definition of "specialty occupations" eligible for H-1B visas and require companies to pay higher wages to those enrolled in the visa program.
The Nifty IT index was trading 0.14 per cent lower, with Infosys down 0.8 per cent and Wipro 0.6 per cent.
Tata Consultancy Services shares, however, rose as much as 1.8 per cent to a record high ahead of its quarterly results, with the top IT services exporter expected to lay out a highly-anticipated share buyback.
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