Markets continue to trade on a firm note. The Sensex stands still at 20,369, up 336 points due to a technical glitch at the BSE. Trading is likely to resume at 1430 hrs, as per TV channels.
Nifty is up 101 points at 6119.
All the sectoral indices continue to trade higher. Bank Nifty is the top gainer up 3.2% at 12,330, followed by S&P CNX 500, CNX 100 and CNX mid-cap indices.
ICICI Bank continues lead the banking indices, followed by HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Canara Bank.
Meanwhile, the European markets are also trading higher, CAC is up 22 points at 3855 and FTSE is at 5711 higher by 56 points.
Most of the Asian markets ended the day on a strong note, Taiwan Weighted ended at 8379 up 42 points, Starits times closed at 3189 up 47 points, Hang Seng is trading at 23,652 higher by 556 points. However Nikkei was down 47 points at 9154.
