Despite negative inputs from other Asian markets, Indian equity benchmarks were trading in the green territory in the late morning session, with both Sensex and the Nifty retaining significant gains.

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On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly in red with Hang Seng decreasing 197.01 points or 0.85% to 23,092.83, Taiwan Weighted dropped 57.12 points or 0.31% to 18,469.23, KOSPI fell 50.55 points or 1.69% to 2,938.69, Jakarta Composite lost 33.34 points or 0.5% to 6,662.03, Shanghai Composite declined 29.59 points or 0.81% to 3,602.74 and Straits Times trembled 11.89 points or 0.37% to 3,169.24. On the flip side, Nikkei 225 was up by 1.52 points or 0.01% to 29,303.31.

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The Sensex is presently trading at 59976.27, up 120.34 points or 0.20% from a low of 59661.38 and a high of 60027.76. On the index, there were 15 stocks that advanced and 15 stocks that declined.

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The broader indices were trading in green with the BSE Midcap index gaining 0.23%, while the Small cap index was up by 0.02%. The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Bankex up by 1.83%, Metal up by 1.21%, Basic Materials up by 0.73%, Oil & Gas up by 0.64% and PSU up by 0.50%, while IT down by 1.92%, TECK down by 1.66%, Power-down by 0.57%, Utilities down by 0.41% and Energy down by 0.33% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finserv up by 5.24%, Bajaj Finance up by 4.18%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 2.53%, Axis Bank up by 2.17% and Asian Paints up by 1.92%. On the flip side, Tech Mahindra down by 2.65%, Infosys down by 2.42%, Wipro down by 2.05%, HCL Tech down by 1.76% and TCS down by 1.33% were the top losers.

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The Nifty is presently trading at 17840.90, up 35.65 points or 0.20% after trading in a range of 17748.85 and 17854.10. On the index, there were 29 stocks that advanced and 21 stocks that declined.

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The top gainers on Nifty were Bajaj Finserv up by 4.73%, Bajaj Finance up by 4.07%, JSW Steel up by 2.48%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 2.40% and Axis Bank up by 2.12%. On the flip side, Tech Mahindra down by 2.70%, Infosys down by 2.45%, Wipro down by 1.85%, HCL Tech. down by 1.47% and Tata Consumer Products down by 1.37% were the top losers.