The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Friday were trading in the positive zone amid mixed global trends. At 9.36 am, the BSE Sensex gained 137 points to 64,968. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty was trading at 19,310, up 56 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, M&M, TechM, Tata Motors, TCS were trading in the green. On the downside, NTPC, L&T, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank emerged early losers. Among specific stock, shares of Concor rose 1 per cent on the BSE after Sanjay Swarup was appointed chairman and managing director of the company effective October 1.
In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices went up 0.3 per cent.
India VIX, the volatility gauge, has slipped 1 per cent.
Sectorwise, Nifty Media and Nifty Metal indices jumped to 1 per cent, whereas Nifty Financial Services and Nifty Pharma indices were trading in the red.
In the previous session on Thursday, the S&P BSE Sensex closed at 64,831, down 256 points, while the NSE Nifty ended at 19,254, down 94 points.
