INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The counter of Jaiprakash Associates, with over 5.33 crore shares changing hands, was buzzing as the most traded stock on NSE in
early trade on Wednesday.
It was followed by Reliance Communications (number of shares traded: 1.28 crore), GMR Infra (0.69 crore),
Vakrangee (0.61 crore), Punjab National Bank (0.52 crore), HFCL (0.51 crore) and SAIL (0.42 crore), in that order.
Equity markets were up on
value-buying in select blue-chips amid a strengthening rupee.
Mixed trend at other Asian markets also influenced trading sentiments
here.
The NSE Nifty index was trading 19 points up at 10,730, while the BSE Sensex was up 81 points at 35,368 around 10:05 am.
In the Nifty
index, 25 stocks were in the green, while 25 were in the red.
Cipla, Zee Entertainment, Vedanta, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance were among the
top gainers in the Nifty index.
On the other hand, UPL, Indian Oil Corporation, Dr
Reddy's Laboratories, Adani Ports and HPCL were among the top losers in the Nifty pack of stocks.
