Stock markets in India were trading higher on Friday, gaining strength from a global market rally, along with hopes that an India-US trade deal could be finalised soon.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85247.56 up by 429.43 points or by 0.51 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26023.05 up by 124.5 points or by 0.48 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85282.76 and intraday low of 84956.74 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26038.4 and intraday low of 25938.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.85,+2.71%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4077.40,+1.80%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 296.30,+1.79%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1235.65,+1.72%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11645.10,+1.55%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2262.10,-1.85%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 401.00,-0.51%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2767.65,-0.42%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Rs. 345.60,-0.30%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 263.90,-0.30%), among others.
Metal index was at 34756.12 up by 737.8 points or by 2.17%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 550.00,+5.27%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 275.10,+4.09%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 77.50,+2.85%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.90,+2.74%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 845.45,+2.53%),.
FMCG index was at 19990.87 down by -46.82 points or by -0.23%. Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 40.27,-2.35%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2263.60,-1.78%), AVT Natural Products Ltd. (Rs. 67.92,-1.58%), Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd. (Rs. 19.63,-1.41%), Hindustan Foods Ltd. (Rs. 533.05,-1.32%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4274 , shares advanced were 2474 while 1594 shares declined and 206 were unchanged.