Shares of JSW Energy (down 4.99 per cent), Steel Authority of India (down 4.97 per cent), Adani Transmissions (down 4.53 per cent),
(down 4.53 per cent) and Vodafone Idea (down 4.47 per cent) were the top losers in the index.
While Godrej Industries (up 4.4 per cent), Adani Power (up 3.58 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Financial (up 2.5 per cent), Ajanta Pharma (up 1.81 per cent) and United Breweries (up 1.74 per cent) were among the top gainers.
The S&P BSE MidCap index was trading 1.06 per cent down at 20430.31 around 02:23PM.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 55.75 points at 15011.95, while the BSE Sensex was up 267.96 points at 50709.03.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 22 were trading in the green, while 28 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, BPCL, Adani Power and Suzlon Energy were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of SBI Life, Orchid Pharma , Godrej Industries, Adani Power and Poly Medicure hit their fresh 52 week high in today’s trade, while Devhari Exports (India) Ltd., Sanwaria Consumer Ltd., B C Power Controls Ltd., Suncare Traders Ltd., Integra Capital Management Ltd., CHD Chemicals Ltd., Trident Tools Ltd., Dhruva Capital Services Ltd., Netripples Software Ltd. and Vintage Securities Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.
