On the back of positive cues from other Asian markets, Indian equity benchmarks gained traction in the late morning session, with both the Sensex and the Nifty adding more gains. Domestic moods remained buoyant after the Prime Minister’s Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) initiative was extended till December 2024 by the Centre.

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All Asian markets were trading in green with Nikkei 225 surged 411.57 points or 1.56% to 26,798.20, Taiwan Weighted strengthened 103.76 points or 0.64% to 16,407.11, Jakarta Composite soared 49.49 points or 0.69% to 7,246.25, KOSPI rose 17.57 points or 0.67% to 2,656.63, Straits Times advanced 9.44 points or 0.28% to 3,330.11, Shanghai Composite gained 7.28 points or 0.25% to 2,965.56 and Hang Seng increased 243.70 points or 1.22% to 20,190.06.

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Sensex is presently trading at 57,201.63, up 382.24 points or 0.67% after trading in a range of 56,936.94 and 57296.44. On the index, there were 21 stocks that advanced, 8 stocks that declined, and 1 stock that stayed constant.

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The broader indices were trading mixed with the BSE Midcap index was up by 0.10%, while the Small cap index was down by 0.20%. The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were FMCG up by 1.44%, Capital Goods up by 0.98%, Energy up by 0.85%, Oil & Gas up by 0.76% and Consumer Durables up by 0.62%, while Telecom down by 0.85%, Realty down by 0.40%, Metal down by 0.28% and Auto down by 0.15% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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The top gainers on the Sensex were Hindustan Unilever up by 3.85%, Asian Paints up by 2.46%, Larsen & Toubro up by 1.91%, Reliance Industries up by 1.66% and Infosys up by 1.51%. On the flip side, HCL Tech. down by 1.44%, Bajaj Finance down by 1.29%, Bajaj Finserv down by 0.57%, HDFC Bank down by 0.53% and Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.51% were the top losers.

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Nifty is presently trading at 17,144.30, up 105.90 points or 0.62% from a low of 17,071.05 and a high of 17,189.50. On the index, there were 33 stocks that rose and 17 stocks that fell.

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The top gainers on Nifty were Hindustan Unilever up by 3.86%, Asian Paints up by 2.54%, UPL up by 2.29%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 2.28% and Larsen & Toubro up by 2.02%. On the flip side, Hindalco is down by 1.69%, Bajaj Auto is down by 1.54%, HCL Tech. down by 1.23%, Bajaj Finance down by 1.09% and Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.79% were the top losers.