Consumer goods stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services index rising 59.99 points or 1.32% at 4596.64 at 09:49 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services index, TVS Motor Company Ltd (up 13.16%), Arvind Ltd (up 8.4%),Vaibhav Global Ltd (up 6.97%),Future Enterprises Ltd (up 4.97%),Anant Raj Ltd (up 4.94%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (up 4.94%), Future Retail Ltd (up 4.92%), Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd (up 4.27%), Bajaj Auto Ltd (up 3.9%), and Sheela Foam Ltd (up 3.87%). On the other hand, Jay Bharat Maruti Ltd (down 3.67%), Symphony Ltd (down 1.94%), and Responsive Industries Ltd (down 1.81%) moved lower.
Basic materials stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Basic Materials index rising 37.87 points or 1.03% at 3725.24 at 09:48 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Basic Materials index, Fineotex Chemical Ltd (up 8.14%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (up 7.01%),Tata Steel Long Products Ltd (up 4.95%),Orient Paper & Industries Ltd (up 4.78%),West Coast Paper Mills Ltd (up 4.61%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Pennar Industries Ltd (up 4.59%), Sanghi Industries Ltd (up 3.84%), National Fertilizer Ltd (up 3.81%), Rain Industries Ltd (up 3.79%), and Tata Metaliks Ltd (up 3.58%). On the other hand, Pokarna Ltd (down 4.99%), Anant Raj Ltd (down 3.74%), and Greenpanel Industries Ltd (down 3%) moved lower.