Indian markets continued to trade higher during the noon trading session Tata Steel Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Titan Company Ltd among others.

At 14:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 62521.22 up by 92.68 points or by 0.15 % and then NSE Nifty was at 18514.3 up by 26.55 points or by 0.14 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 62719.84 and intraday low of 62379.86 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 18573.7 and intraday low of 18478.4

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 107.95,+1.89%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1336.60,+1.35%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 9447.20,+1.28%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 2234.80,+1.17%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2859.50,+1.16%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1299.00,-1.55%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3303.50,-0.60%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 405.05,-0.54%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1135.85,-0.47%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 3230.00,-0.32%), among others.

Metal index was at 19727.85 up by 339.02 points or by 1.75%. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 421.35,+3.68%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 525.65,+3.14%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 707.15,+1.97%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 107.95,+1.89%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 83.46,+1.47%),.

Oil&Gas index was at 17819.64 down by -131.34 points or by -0.73%. Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 673.75,-2.90%), Gujarat Gas Ltd. (Rs. 475.00,-2.76%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 458.95,-2.69%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 360.30,-1.13%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 89.80,-0.77%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3882 , shares advanced were 2289 while 1425 shares declined and 168 were unchanged.