Key equity barometers bounced back after briefly slipping into the negative terrain in morning trade. The Nifty hovered above 15,200 mark. The moderation in daily new Covid cases in India improved risk sentiments. Barring metal and FMCG, all the sectoral indices on the NSE were in the green.
At 10:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 168.67 points or 0.33% at 50,709.76. The Nifty 50 index was up 30.3 points or 0.2% at 15,205.50.
In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.52% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.61%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1735 shares rose and 1026 shares fell. A total of 156 shares were unchanged.