A quick snapshot of what brokers have been up to today

Both the Sensex and the Nifty consolidated on early gains and overcame crucial resistance levels. Traders used the opportunity to go long on blue chips such as Coal India, Maruti and Lupin. For the moment, the bulls are in control of Dalal Street. Here is a snapshot of how markets are trading around 2.45 pm, when all major sectoral indices are posting modest gains, with a special focus on the futures and options space:

Major indices:

Nifty rose 70 points to 8,524.
Sensex added 265 points to quote at 28,198 levels.

Sectoral indices:

Bank Nifty rose 44 at 18,823 points.
CNX FMCG Index up 76 at 20,261 points
CNX IT Index up 114 at 11,158 points
CNX Metal Index rose 6 at 2,212 points
CNX Pharma Index gained 108 at 12,895 points


Futures and options

Major gainers

Amtek Auto
Kaveri Seeds
Reliance Comm

Major losers

JP Associates
IFCI
Sun TV

Top oi gainers

Zee Entertainment
Arvind Mills
Just Dial

Top traded futures

Tata Motors
Reliance Industries
Maruti

52-Weeks Highs

Coal India
Kansai Nerolac
Maruti


Advance-decline ratio

Nifty: 41/9
Sensex: 28/2
Futures: 94/65
Broader Market: 1,534/1,198

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