Nifty nears 23,600; Sensex holds 77,500; Nifty SmallCap up 1%

Indian equities opened higher on Tuesday, influenced by buzzing Asian markets.

BSE Sensex soared 180 points or 0.23 per cent to 77,518.89 levels. NSE’s Nifty50, on the other hand, soared 46 points or 0.20 per cent to 23,584.25 levels.

UltraTech Cement, SBI were the top gainers while Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv were the top laggards on BSE.

Similarly, on NSE, Divi’s Labs, UltraTech Cement were the top gainers while Asian Paints, HCLTech were the top laggards.

Broader markets were trading higher, outperforming benchmark indices. Nifty SmallCap rose 0.90 per cent while MidCap was trading 0.51 per cent higher.

Sectorally, Nifty Media led with a gain of over 1 per cent, followed by Pharma (up 0.54 per cent).