Value buying, global cues lift equity indices (Lead)

Mumbai Dec 13 (IANS) Value buying along with positive global markets lifted the key equity indices during the afternoon trade session on Wednesday.

According to industry observers healthy buying as witnessed in interest sensitive stocks -- banking auto and capital goods -- and consumer durables companies scrip.

At 12.00 p.m. the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded higher by 46.70 points or 0.46 per cent at 10 286.85 points.

The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 33 229.73 points traded at 33 360.31 points -- up 132.32 points or 0.40 per cent -- from Tuesday s close.

The Sensex touched a high of 33 380.64 points and a low of 33 123.44 points during the intra-day trade so far.

The BSE market breadth was bullish as 1 362 stocks advanced against a decline of 1 025 scrips.

--IANS
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