| The key equity barometers traded with major gains in morning trade, tracking a rally in global markets after easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia boosted investor sentiment and sparked broad-based buying across sectors. Nifty traded above the 23,350 mark. Realty shares advanced after declining in the past two trading sessions. At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 737.30 points or 1% to 74,569.85. The Nifty 50 index rose 198.45 points or 0.85% to 23,357.60. The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 1.30% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 1.61%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,864 shares rose and 774 shares fell. A total of 189 shares were unchanged. New Listing: Shares of Hexagon Nutrition were currently trading at Rs 50.39 at 10:15 IST on the BSE, representing a premium of 11.98% as compared with the issue price of Rs 45. The stock debuted at Rs 48, marking a premium of 6.67% to the issue price. So far, the stock has hit a high of Rs 50.39 and a low of Rs 48. On the BSE, over 13.07 lakh shares of the company were traded in the counter so far. Buzzing Index: The Nifty Realty index jumped 2.44% to 761.50. The index declined 2.38% in the past two trading sessions. Godrej Properties (up 2.26%), Anant Raj (up 1.99%), Lodha Developers (up 1.72%), Aditya Birla Real Estate (up 1.71%), Phoenix Mills (up 1.31%), DLF (up 1.3%), Prestige Estates Projects (up 1.28%), Oberoi Realty (up 1.24%), Brigade Enterprises (up 1.16%) and Sobha (up 0.87%) rose. Stocks in Spotlight: Ratnaveer Precision Engineering advanced 1.27% after the company's board approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 330 crore through a rights issue. Elgi Equipments rose 1.60% after the company said it intends to appoint chief financial officer (CFO) Indranil Sen to the role of business head for the Americas (US and Brazil) and Europe. Powered by Capital Market - Live News |