Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Cipla, Infosys and GAIL are top gainers while NTPC, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Adani Ports and SBI are losers in the Sensex.
The market is trading with low volumes in a truncated week but metal and pharma stocks shine on an otherwise quiet day. The Sensex is up 62.22 points or 0.2 percent at 28123.36, and the Nifty up 24.25 points or 0.3 percent at 8721.85. About 1702 shares have advanced, 1078 shares declined, and 127 shares are unchanged.
