Mumbai, July 7 (Inditop.com) Volatility was rife at the Indian equities markets Tuesday with a key index trading in a see-saw pattern but in a tight range, and ruling 118 points higher than its last closing figure about an hour before end of trade.

At 2.28 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,103.65 points, was ruling 145.57 points or 1.05 percent up to 14,187.35 points.

Around the same time, the Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also ruling 0.92 percent higher at 4,203.95 points.

Broader market indices were trading mixed, with the BSE midcap index up 0.42 percent and the BSE smallcap index trading 0.79 percent lower.