The domestic equity barometers continued to trade with decent gains in mid-morning trade. At 11:22 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 266.53 points or 0.57% to 47,240.07. The Nifty 50 index added 88.40 points or 0.64% at 13,837.65.
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 outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.98% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.25%.
Buyers outpaced sellers. On the BSE, 1917 shares rose and 786 shares fell. A total of 167 shares were unchanged.