The Nifty Bank index is about 600 points away from scaling its record high mark of 57,628.40.
When it comes to companies reacting to results, the shares of Axis Bank is trading with major gains, surging by even 4%.
In addition, some of the biggest gainers among the Nifty 500 stocks include ITI Ltd, Craftsman, Oberoi Realty, Apar Industries, Asahi Glass, along with others
Infosys and Wipro are the two large IT majors reporting results today, along with other stocks such as Eternal, Indian Bank, Nestle India, LTIMindtree, Jio Financial Services, JSW Infra, Metro Brands, Waaree Energies, Vikram Solar, and Zee Entertainment.
Watch this space for all the live updates.