NEW DELHI: The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 0.28 per cent up at 21,027 around 12:50 pm (IST), with shares of Bajaj Electricals (up 3.70 per cent) and VIP Industries (up 3.56 per cent) as the top gainers.

Shares of Whirlpool of India (up 0.72 per cent), Blue Star (up 0.41 per cent), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (up 0.28 per cent), Titan Company (up 0.18 per cent) and Rajesh Exports (up 0.10 per cent) were also in the green in the index around that time.

However, shares of PC Jeweller (down 1.47 per cent), TTK Prestige (down 1.01 per cent) and Symphony (down 0.28 per cent) were down in the BSE Consumer Durables index around that time.

Equity markets were up on across the board buying.

Buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and a strengthening rupee supported the market sentiment.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was 72 points up at 10,563, while the BSE Sensex was 231 points up at 34,374.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty50 index, 38 were trading in the green, while 12 were in the red.

Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Maruti Suzuki and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the top gainers in the Sensex kitty of stocks.

Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys were among the top losers in the Sensex index.