Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.1 percent or 36 points to 35,428 and the NSE Nifty 50 index gained 0.18 percent or 19 points to 10,762. Indian equity benchmarks edged higher led by Infosys, TCS and ITC. However, the gains were capped as HDFC, Reliance Industries and Yes Bank came under selling pressure.
All sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading higher led by the Nifty PSU Bank index’s 0.7 percent gain.
The mid- and small-cap shares were outperforming their larger peers as the S&P BSE MidCap and S&P BSE SmallCap indices rose 0.4 percent each.