Benchmark equity indices extended their rally for the third day running on Wednesday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 193.8 points to 65,811.64 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 68.3 points to 19,507.70.
At 10:25 am, Sensex was trading 3.41 points higehr at 65,621.26, whereas Nifty was trading 0.60 points down at 19,438.80.
From the Sensex pack, Reliance Industries, Titan, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NTPC, ITC and State Bank of India were among the major gainers.
IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, HCL Technologies, Infosys and Asian Paints were the major laggards.
Benchmark indices ended higher yesterday. Sensex ended 273.67 points higher at 65,617.84, whereas Nifty concluded 83.50 points up at 19,439.40.