Benchmark indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex were trading in the green intraday. The Nifty 50 gained 94.15 points or 0.45% to 20,087.35, and the 30-share Sensex surged 309.31 points to 67,530.44. Mid and Smallcaps took the lead in driving gains among the broader market indices. Bank Nifty surged as much as 408.70 points to 45,920.05. The other sectoral indices were broadly trading in the green, with gains led by PSU Bank, Media and Pharma stocks.
HDFC Bank, RVNL, IRFC, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries,PNB, Axis Bank, SBI and SJVN were among the most active stocks on the NSE.
Stocks At 52-Week Lows
ADF Foods, Aeroflex Industries, Atam Valves, IKIO Lighting, Power & Instrumentation (Gujarat), Ratnaveer Precision Engineering and Uravi T and Wedge Lamps were among 11 stocks that hit 52-week lows.
Volume Gainers
Jocil, KEC International, Restaurant Brands Asia, Ajanta Pharma, GVK Power & Infrastructure, Gillanders Arbuthnot & Company and Granules India were among the volume gainers.