NEW DELHI: The BSE Midcap index was underperforming benchmark Sensex in Tuesday's trade.

The BSE Midcap index was 0.11 per cent up at 18,267, while the BSE Sensex was 0.19 per cent up at 34,419 around 10.40 am (IST). The Nifty50 index was 0.08 per cent up at 10,632 around that time.

However, in line with Sensex, midcap index too hit a fresh record high of 18,321 in Tuesday's trade.

Shares of Vakrangee (up 3.36 per cent), Oberoi Realty (up 3.23 per cent), Ashok Leyland (up 1.99 per cent), TVS Motor Company (up 1.92 per cent), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (up 1.64 per cent), United Breweries (up 1.60 per cent) and Tata Communications (up 1.57 per cent) were trading as the top gainers in the BSE Midcap index.

On the other hand, Reliance Power (down 3.43 per cent), Reliance Communications (down 2.80 per cent), Wockhardt (down 2.24 per cent), Cummins India (down 1.96 per cent), GMR Infrastructure (down 1.82 per cent), Jindal Steel & Power (down 1.36 per cent), Emami (down 1.33 per cent), JSW Energy (down 1.31 per cent), SJVN (down 1.19 per cent) and Havells India (down 1.06 per cent) were trading among the top losers in the midcap space.

Coal India, with a gain of over 5 per cent, was leading the Sensex index.

ICICI Bank, Wipro and Hero MotoCorp were among the losers in the Sensex kitty of stocks.