The Nifty has now managed to break past its resistance at the 20-DMA of 26,000, and the bulls would hope to sustain this momentum.
The Nifty Bank index is also powering through, as the banking index is now up nearly 300 points, with the index rising well above the 59,000 mark.
Jupiter Wagons, KSB Limited, GE Vernova, KEC Intl, RVNL, RR Kabel, Force Motors and Shriram Finance are among the biggest gainers among the Nifty 500 stocks.
Four stocks see their lock-in period end today.
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