BSE LargeCap rose 11.18 points to 6,909.22 with Maruti, Gail, Bosch, NTPC as active stocks on the index. BSE SmallCap declined 177.55 points to 28,688 while BSE MidCap went down 104.37 points to 25,047.34 level.
Good second quarter earnings and high trading volumes during Diwali, which is considered auspicious by investors community, somewhat gave fuel to the financial markets.
The stocks on Indian bourses rallied in the morning trade and declined after that, picking up cues from volatile Chinese markets which reeled under the anticipation that Chinese President Xi Jinping's new leadership team might prioritise the state at the expense of the private sector.
At 9.42 am, Sensex traded at 59,854.76 points, up 23.10 points or 0.039 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,749.35 points, up 18.60 points or 0.10 per cent.
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Indian stock indices extended their gains for the sixth straight session on Friday, led by strength in banking and financial stocks coupled with good second-quarter corporate earnings.
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Indian stock indices, after having extended gains for the fourth straight session till the previous session, fell marginally on Thursday morning, tracking overnight weak sentiments from US markets.
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Indian stock indices extended their gains for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, as the 30-share Sensex surged 147 points and closed at 59,107.19 while the Nifty50 rose 25 points to close at 17,512.25.
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Indian stock indices extended their gains for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, tracking firm cues from US markets and a relative decline in international crude oil prices.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Indian equities market's benchmark Sensex closed 550 points higher on Tuesday, extending the gains to the third consecutive session, on the back of strong buying support in banking and energy stocks.
New Delhi (India), October 18 (ANI): Indian stock indices extended their gains for the third straight session on Tuesday, tracking relatively firm cues from US markets.