Read more about Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd Surges 3.64%, S&P BSE Oil&Gas index Gains 1.7% on Business Standard. Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd has added 30.32% over last one month compared to 14.45% gain in S&P BSE Oil&Gas index and 7.2% rise in the SENSEX
The benchmark indices firmed up once again in afternoon trade. The Nifty reclaimed 15,100 mark again. Positive global cues boosted investors sentiment. Trading was volatile as the February 2021 F&O contracts expire today, 25 February 2021.
At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 386.07 points or 0.76% at 51,167.76. The Nifty 50 index added 149.35 points or 1% at 15,131.35.
Reliance Industries (up 3.31%), Axis Bank (up 3.75%) and HDFC Bank (up 0.94%) supported the uptrend.
The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.12%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.25%.
Buyers outpaced sellers. On the BSE, 1,792 shares rose and 1,052 shares fell. A total of 148 shares were unchanged.
Read more about Benchmarks trade with small gains; oil & gas shares advance on Business Standard. Key equity indices traded with small gains in mid-afternoon trade amid significant volatility. The Nifty was trading below the 14,750 mark. Oil & gas stocks edged higher.
Read more about Oil and Gas stocks jump on Business Standard. Oil and Gas stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Oil&Gas index increasing 392.8 points or 2.62% at 15369.87 at 09:48 IST.