Indian shares rose 2.1 percent on bargain hunting on Tuesday after slipping more than 3.5 percent in early dealings following rejection by US lawmakers of a financial bailout plan. The BSE benchmark 30-share Sensex index rose 264.68 points or 2.1 percent to 12,860.43, snapping three consecutive days of losses.
The Sensex fell 3.5 percent to a day's low of 12,153.55 within minutes of opening but recovered in late afternoon trade on local fund bargain hunting in line with other global markets. ICICI Bank shares rose 41.55 rupees or 8.42 percent to 534.85, after slipping to near two-year-lows last week on fears of its exposure to the sub-prime credit and overall financial health.
The ICICI Bank clarified on Monday that its UK operations had no exposure to the US subprime credit, either directly or through credit derivatives. In Tuesday's trade, losers led gainers 1,316 to 1,277 on turnover of 51.79 billion rupees (1.1 million dollars).
The rupee was flat against the dollar at 46.94 and unchanged also against the euro at 67.79. India's largest bank State Bank of India rose 60.65 rupees or 4.32 percent to 1,405. India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services rose 43.1 rupees or 6.96 percent to 662.75.
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