Read more about Wipro Ltd soars 1.5%, gains for fifth straight session on Business Standard. Wipro Ltd is quoting at Rs 412.4, up 1.5% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 61.6% in last one year as compared to a 17.81% jump in NIFTY and a 61.95% jump in the Nifty IT.
Domestic indices were trading with modest gains in early afternoon trade. At 12:23 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 282.65 points or 0.61% at 46,726.64. The Nifty 50 index rose 87.1points or 0.64% at 13,688.15.
In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.3% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.59%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1579 shares rose and 1152shares fell. A total of 154 shares were unchanged.
Derivatives:
The NSE s India VIX, a gauge of market s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.73% to 20.345. The Nifty December 2020 futures were trading at 13,685, at a premium of 12.05 points compared with the spot at 13,672.95.