By IANS
Mumbai : The market regulator’s decision on participatory notes has gone down well with overseas investors, who led the benchmark sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange to a new high of 19,234 Friday morning.
At around noon, the Sensex was up by 446.22 points or 2.38 percent, plotting at 19,217.
The broader S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was up by 126.70 points or 2.28 percent at 5,700.
All key BSE indices were trading in the green. The market breadth was positive and trade volumes were also impressive.
The mid-cap and small-cap indices were among the star performers of the day by plotting a gain of 165.29 points or 2.13 percent. Around noon, the mid-cap index was trading at 7,916.22 points.
Among the top gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Energy at Rs.1,701 up 3.12 percent, Tata Steel at Rs.1,017.05 up 2.85 percent and ACC at Rs.1,090 up 2.71 percent.
Top losers on the Sensex were Dr Reddy’s Labs at Rs.606.90 down 1.25 percent, Hindustan Unilever Ltd at Rs.219 down 0.68 percent and Wipro at Rs.494.70 down 0.33 percent.