Equity benchmarks gained strength in afternoon trade, with the Nifty reclaiming 8200 led by heavyweights Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, HDFC and ITC.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 166.65 points at 26681.89 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 36.35 points at 8207.15.
Markets in Europe were flat as investors focus on the upcoming meeting of the Federal Reserve and digest better-than-expected data out from China.
