Key Indian stock indices landed in the green on Wednesday, January 9, in sync with Asian benchmarks. Risk appetite on global stock exchanges increased amid hopes for an early resolution of the trade conflict between the US and China, as the negotiations in Beijing were extended by another day. In sector terms, IT names logged the biggest gains. Recapping the indices, the Nifty 50 added 0.49% to 10,855.15, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.64% higher at 36,212.91. By 10:40 GMT, the USD/INR currency pair traded up 0.63% to 70.575, while EUR/INR increased 0.79% to 80.8715. Meanwhile, the 10-year government bond yield widened to 7.471%. As noted above, tech stocks enjoyed the strongest demand. Infosys advanced 0.9% after reporting that it is considering the possibility of a share buyback and payment of special dividends. Notably, the company is scheduled to release its earnings report for Q3 on January 11. At the same time, Indusind Bank gained 1.5% ahead of the publication of financial results for the past quarter. Meanwhile, another sector representative Yes Bank plunged 3.0% ahead of the board meeting, at which a final decision on recommendations for the central bank’s CEO nominee will be made. The daily chart shows that the BSE Sensex has been trading near the upper line of a triangle. Given the absence of overbuying, the benchmark may try to test it. $SENSEX, S&P BSE SENSEX INDEX / D