Domestic stock markets started Wednesday's session on a strong note tracking gains in Asian peers on hopes of a US-China trade deal. The Sensex jumped as much as 269 points to touch 36,250, while the Nifty advanced 66.95 points - or 0.6 per cent - to 10,869, supported by buying in information technology stocks. At 9:34 am, the Sensex was trading 211.22 points higher at 36,192, and the Nifty was up 57 points at 10,859. Top gainers on the 50-scrip index were Infosys, TCS, Axis Bank and Tata Motors, trading between 1.1 per cent and 2 per cent higher.