Sensex up 150 points as India Inc gets GST filing breather; RIL up 1.8%

In broader market, S&P BSE Midcap gained 0.4% while the S&P BSE Smallcap rose 0.5%

Benchmark indices were trading higher in the noon trade on Monday after  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India will launch a new national Goods and Services Tax (GST) as planned on July 1and gave return filing breather to India Inc for two months. 

Global stocks were steady tracking Wall Street’s uninspiring performance, as investors braced for start of Brexit talks.
 
At 12:02 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 31,203, up 146 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 9,625, up 37 points.
 
Broader markets underperformed benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap up 0.2% and the