Indices near day's high; metal stocks rally
The main stock indices were trading near the day's high in morning trade. The Nifty crossed the crucial 15,000 mark. Barring the Nifty Auto index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE were trading in the green. At 10:22 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 395.88 points or 0.79% at 50,692.64. The Nifty 50 index surged 122.5 points or 0.82% at 15,041.70. In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 1.13% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index was surged 1.31%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1712 shares rose and 799 shares fell. A total of 129 shares were unchange...