The markets continue to trade in the positive, though the BSE benchmark index has come off day's high. The Sensex is up 142 points at 18,339, down 101 points from the day's high while the Nifty gained 39 points at 5,521.
In the broader markets, the smallcap index has pared most of its gains and is trading flat at 8,310 while the midcap index is up 0.2% underperforming the Sensex which is up 0.7%.
Among the sectoral indices, IT index is up 1% followed by rate sensitives, Bankex, Realty and Auto indices gaining 0.8% each. On the other hand, the Metal index continues to languish in the red, down 1.5%.
The top gainers among the Sensex stocks are HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra up 2% each followed by Bajaj Auto,Infosys,Jaiprakash Associates, Tata Motors,ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel adding 1% each.
Metal majors, Jindal Steel and Sterlite Industries down 2-3% followed by heavyweight Reliance Industries and Cipla down 0.1% each are the top losers.
The market breadth remains positive. 1321 stocks have advanced while 1174 declined.
Meanwhile, the exports for the month of June raised 46% to $29 billion y-o-y while those for the April to June quarter raised 45.7% to $79 billion.The imports for the month grew 42.5% to $36.87 billion and the trade deficit was at $7.65 billion vs $5.93 billion y-o-y.