At 13.07 hrs IST, the Sensex was up 100 points amid volatility. It was a choppy session for the markets as the benchmark index Sensex was hovering in a band of 200 points. Buying was seen in IT, telecom, FMCG and banking stocks. Selling was seen in realty, power and metal stocks.
The Sensex was up 135.83 points or 0.72% at 18996.27, and the Nifty was up 28.65 points or 0.51% at 5683.20. About 986 shares advanced, 1732 shares declined, and 547 shares remain unchanged.
In the largecap space, HDFC, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Cipla and Infosys were up 2-3%. On the losing side, Reliance Infra, Reliance Power, Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications and Jaiprakash Associates were down 3-6%.
Index heavyweight Reliance was trading at Rs 1,005.95 up 0.48% from its previous close of Rs 1,001.15. Refinery major HPCL was trading at Rs 363.90 up 1.08% from its previous close of Rs 360.00. Tech major Infosys was trading at Rs 3,258.20 up 1.76% from its previous close of Rs 3,201.95.
Hindustan Lever was trading at Rs 304.00 up 0.46% from its previous close of Rs 302.60. Cigarette major ITC was trading at Rs 173.15 up 1.7% from its previous close of Rs 170.25.
Top gainers on the BSE Midcap: KGN Industries, BOC India, Sanwaria Agro, Jagran Prakashan and Gitanjali Gems were up 2.5-4.5%.
Top losers on the BSE Midcap: Jindal PolyFilms, Glenmark, Indian Metals, Man Infra and Blue Dart were down 4.5-7%.
Top gainers on the BSE Smallcap: Jindal Worldwide, Bombay Burmah, Can Fin Homes, Symphony and Urja Global were up 5-8%.
Top losers on the BSE Smallcap: Parrys Sugar, Accentia Techno, Ansal Properties, Rain Commodities and Prraneta Industries were down 5-6.5%.
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