The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Thursday were trading higher amid weak global trends. At 9.56 am, the BSE Sensex gained 186 points to 66,451. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty was trading at 19,775, up 48 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, L&T, PowerGrid, Airtel, HCL were among the early gainers. On the downside, Wipro, TCS, ITC, Kotak Bank, JSW Steel, Sun Pharma emerged losers.
#ABPLiveStockMarketWatch | Senses and Nifty were trading higher amid weak global trends, on Friday
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In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap wet up 0.4 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap index hit a record high, adding 0.8 per cent.
Sectorwise, the Nifty Realty index added 0.7 per cent, the Nifty PSU Bank and Metal indices gained 0.5 per cent each, while the Nifty Auto index advanced 0.23 per cent, hitting a new all-time high. The Nifty IT index fell 0.26 per cent.
In the previous session on Thursday, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 385 points to 66,265. On the other hand, the Nifty was up 116 points at 19,727.