IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 226.65 points or 0.30% to 76,950.73. The Nifty 50 index rose 85.10 points or 0.37% to 23,298.30.
FMCG stocks were trading with losses, with the BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods index falling 107.42 points or 0.53% at 20133.03 at 13:41 IST.