Barometers were trading near the day's high in morning trade. The Nifty scaled the 13,500 mark. All the sectoral indices on the NSE were in the green. Auto, IT and pharma stocks were in demand. At 10:23 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 196.18 points or 0.43% at 46,202.80. The Nifty 50 index rose 61.45 points or 0.46% at 13,527.75. The broader market outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 1.35% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rallied 1.96%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1874 shares rose and 547 shares fell. A total of 93 shares were unchanged. COVID-19 Update: Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 7,79,58,369 with 17,15,945 deaths.