Equity indices trade higher, Reliance gains 1.3 pc

Equity indices trade higher, Reliance gains 1.3 pc

Equity benchmark indices traded over half per cent higher during early hours on Tuesday largely due to gains in index heavyweight Reliance Industries.

At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex swung up by 193 points or 0.51 per cent at 38,243 while the Nifty 50 gained by 63 points or 0.56 per cent at 11,310.

All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty realty gaining by 3.6 per cent, auto by 0.7 per cent and IT by 0.5 per cent.

Among stocks, Reliance Industries lifted the market sentiment by advancing 1.33 per cent at Rs 2,119.10 per share.