The market is still trading in green. The BSE Sensex is hovering around the 16300 mark and the NSE Nifty around the 4900 mark. The broader market is gaining further momentum and the Mid Cap has outperformed the benchmark index. The buying is seen in the IT, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas and Metal stocks.

The overall market breadth is positive, as 1939 stocks are advancing whereas 671 stocks that are declining.

Infosys Technologies reported the top gainer from the BSE Sensex pack. It is trading higher by (5.14%) at Rs.1588.50 while Ambuja Cement the top loser down by (3.13%) at Rs.112.90.

At 2.31PM BSE Sensex is at 16,307.93 up by 154.27 points and Nifty is at 4,917.65 up by 38 points.

The BSE Mid Cap is higher by 126.74 points to 6,731.16 and the Small Cap advanced by 178.10 points to 8,382.49.

The BSE IT index is the top performer today. It is trading with a gain of 142.70 points at 4,005.18. The main gainers are HCL Technologies up by (7.35%) at Rs.263, Infosys Technologies increased by (5.10%) at Rs.1587 followed by Wipro and Satyam Computers inclined by (4.95%) and (2%) to Rs.445 and Rs.460.

The most active shares on NSE are Orchid Chemicals trading at Rs.325.75 with a total traded quantity of 34280326 shares followed by Reliance trading at Rs.2654 with a total traded quantity of 2739436 shares.

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