The Nifty Bank, moving past the lull, is now trading with minimal gains, surging past the 55,000 mark. On account of the upcoming discussions with the US, the textile stocks are rising.
In the broader market, the Nifty Midcap 100 index is up about 155 points, along with the Nifty Smallcap 100 index, trading with similar gains, thereby almost matching the levels of frontline indices.
The Nifty India Defence stocks have recovered from the initial losses to come back to the green.
Some of the biggest gainers among the Nifty 500 stocks are Godfrey Philips, Redington, KPR Mill, NTPC Green, Medanta are among some of the biggest gainers.
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