Stock markets in India continued to trade higher during the noon trading session supported by buying in index heavyweights including NTPC Ltd. Axis Bank Ltd. Eternal Ltd.Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. among others.

At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81517.84 up by 92.69 points or by 0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25001.45 up by 28.35 points or by 0.11 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81583.88 and intraday low of 81216.91 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25008.95 and intraday low of 24940.15

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 332.45,+2.10%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1085.60,+1.39%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 327.90,+1.13%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 286.00,+1.10%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1609.65,+1.00%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1512.50,-1.31%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3592.20,-0.75%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1515.00,-0.71%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12405.20,-0.62%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3536.50,-0.47%), among others.

Oil&Gas index was at 26290.58 up by 357.01 points or by 1.38%. GAIL (India) Ltd. (Rs. 178.20,+2.44%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 144.20,+2.16%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 400.45,+1.99%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 609.50,+1.96%), Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 396.65,+1.55%),.

IT index was at 35315.01 down by -255.21 points or by -0.72%. Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 327.50,-3.28%), Netweb Technologies India Ltd. (Rs. 3036.00,-3.06%), MphasiS Ltd. (Rs. 2907.60,-1.99%), Genesys International Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 586.45,-1.98%), AXISCADES Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1522.70,-1.75%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4284 , shares advanced were 2298 while 1778 shares declined and 208 were unchanged.