By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities moved further up from its morning highs and was ruling 154 points higher than its previous close, in afternoon trade Wednesday.
At 1.17 p.m. the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,778.29 points, was ruling at 16,927.22 points, 154.66 points or 0.92 percent higher than its previous close at 16,772.56 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,068.25 points against the previous close at 5,017 points, a gain of 1.02 percent or 51.25 points.
Broader markets too saw buying interest with the BSE midcap index ruling 1.5 percent higher and the BSE small cap index 1.38 percent up.
The market breadth was positive, with 1,901 stocks advancing, compared to 817 scrips on the decline, while 91 remained unchanged.
Most other Asian markets, were however, trading on a subdued note.
The benchmark Japanese index, Nikkei, ended 0.31 percent higher at 10,253.14 points, while the South Korean Kospi moved up 0.45 percent higher at 1,622.44 points.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shut shop almost flat at 20,886.91 points, down 0.09 percent, and the Chinese Shanghai composite index ended 0.78 percent down at 3,097 points.