The domestic stock markets have opened firm, building on the gains witnessed in the previous session, on the back of positive global cues. At 9:20 am, the BSE Sensex was trading at 52,030.35, higher by 104.90 points and the NSE Nifty was at 15,616.36,up 28.30 points or 0.19 per venty.Asian markets were mixed in Tuesday morning as investors await the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in May. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.11 per cent in morning trade, while the Topix index gained 0.17 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi edged higher by 0.62 per cent.Meanwhile, oil prices rose on Tuesday ahead of an OPEC+ meeting and on optimism that fuel demand will grow in the months ahead with the summer driving season starting in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer.Brent crude futures for August gained 56 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $69.88 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for July was at $67.33 a barrel, up $1.01, or 1.5 per cent from Friday’s close.On Monday, the BSE Sensex rallied 514.56 points or 1 per cent and Nifty climbed 147.10 points or 0.95 per cent.
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