The key equity barometers continued to trade with string gains in mid-afternoon trade. At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 334.54 points or 0.71% to 47,308.08. The Nifty 50 index added 105.85 points or 0.77% to 13,855.10.
Investor sentiment was upbeat after President Trump signed a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid while the U.K. and the E.U. struck a a Brexit trade deal last week.
The broader market traded with decent gains as well. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.78% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rallied 1.44%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1932 shares rose and 972 shares fell. A total of 184 shares were unchanged.