India's benchmark index Sensex rose for a fifth session on Wednesday, tracking gains in other Asian equities as geopolitical tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programme receded.
Asian shares hit a 10-year peak with investors breathing a sigh of relief as North Korean fears eased slightly.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was slightly lower, after earlier poking up to its highest level since October 2007.
On Tuesday, the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrials and Nasdaq Composite all marked record finishes.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea on Monday over the country's sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil, Reuters reported.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.09 percent at 32,186 while the broader NSE Nifty declined 0.14 percent at 10,079.
Among the top index gainers, Reliance Industries advanced 3.3 percent, Sun Pharma rose 4 percent, Dr Reddy's rose 2.3 percent while Lupin gained 0.7 percent.
The S&P BSE Bankex added 0.2 percent while the S&P BSE S&P BSE Healthcare Index was up 1.4 percent.
Reliance Industries hit an all time high of Rs 844 a share. The stock was trading more than 3 percent higher. So far this year it gained about 56 percent.
Tata Motors gained 0.8 percent after the automaker said its global wholesales up 9 percent year-on-year to 94,210 in August.
Banking stocks gained. Oriental Bank of Commerce added 3 percent, Syndicate Bank up 2.9 percent, Dena Bank rose 1 percent, Andhra Bank added 0.6 percent, Indian Overseas Bank rose 5 percent each while Bank of Baroda was up 1.8 percent.
Market breadth was in the favour of gainers, with about 2 stocks advancing to every 1 stock that declined.
