Read more about Barometers hover near day's high; breadth remains strong on Business Standard. The benchmark indices hit intraday high in early afternoon trade. At 12:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 633.05 points or 1.30% at 49,365.60. The Nifty 50 index jumped 173.50 points or 1.18% at 14,851.30.