The NSE Nifty index was trading 62.1 points up at 16320.35, while BSE Sensex was up 248.51 points at 54651.36 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (up 1.95 per cent), Tech Mahindra Ltd. (up 1.33 per cent), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (up 1.11 per cent), Titan Company Ltd. (up 1.05 per cent) and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. (up 0.91 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Shree Cements Ltd. (down 3.47 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (down 1.64 per cent), Grasim Industries Ltd. (down 1.00 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (down 0.64 per cent) and JSW Steel Ltd. (down 0.60 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.