NEW DELHI: In line with BSE Midcap index, the smallcap index was also trailing benchmark Sensex during Tuesday's trade.Around 11:20 am, the BSE Smallcap index was 0.37 per cent up at 17,035, while the Sensex was 0.48 per cent up at 35,654.
The Nifty50 was 0.42 per cent up at 10,832 around that time.Shares of Sangam (India) (up 12.11 per cent), Sanghi Industries (up 11.73 per cent), DCM Shriram (up 11.13 per cent), Take Solutions (up 9.55 per cent) and BGR Energy Systems (up 9.40 per cent) were among the top gainers in the smallcap index.On the contrary, Mandhana Retail Ventures (down 6.67 per cent), Andrew Yule Company (down 5.63 per cent), Gitanjali Gems (down 4.99 per cent), Ricoh India (down 4.99 per cent) and JBF Industries (down 4.95 per cent) were among the top losers in the index around the same time.
Buying in IT, pharma, financial, bank and auto stocks ahead of IIP data for April and CPI inflation for May, to be released after market closing today, lifted stocks higher.In the Sensex index, 25 stocks were up, while 6 were down.Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories, Tata Consultancy Services and State Bank of India were leading the pack of Sensex gainers.