The NSE Nifty index was trading 173.75 points up at 17705.8, while BSE Sensex was up 629.43 points at 59395.01 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 6.62 per cent), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 2.43 per cent), NTPC Ltd.(up 2.36 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 2.12 per cent) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 2.01 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 2.10 per cent), UPL Ltd.(down 1.63 per cent), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.(down 0.67 per cent), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 0.66 per cent) and Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.52 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.