Mumbai, Aug 20 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets extended its gains a little before Thursday noon, even as other key Asian indices climbed into the green after a dismal show Wednesday.
At 11.33 a.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which had opened higher at 14,990.05 points, was ruling to 15,107.73 points — 298.09 points or 2.01 percent higher than Wednesday’s close.
At around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too was trading in the positive terrain at 4,479.9 points, up 1.95 percent.
Broader market indices were also doing well, with the BSE midcap index trading 1.32 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index moving up 1.14 percent.
All the 13 sectoral indices on the BSE were in the green, with those for auto, metal and realty gaining the most.
The market breadth was positive, with 1,457 stocks on the rise, compared to 699 on the decline, while 87 remained unchanged.
All the 30 stocks on the Sensex were on the gainers list. Prominent among them were M&M, up 4.16 percent at Rs.771.70; Maruti Suzuki, up 3.77 percent at Rs.1,350; Hero Honda, up 3.56 percent at Rs.1,407.50, and Grasim Industries, up 3.31 percent at Rs.2,547.
Other Asian markets were trading positive as well, with the Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ending 179.41 points higher at 10,383.41 points, 1.76 percent up from its previous close.
At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the main index was ruling up 3.6 percent, while the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, was ruling in the green at 20,336.36 points, up 382.13 points or 1.92 percent.
