NEW DELHI: The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 0.23 per cent up at 21,239 around 01:15 pm (IST) on Thursday.

Shares of Bajaj Electricals (up 1.98 per cent), Rajesh Exports (up 1.19 per cent), PC Jeweller (up 0.80 per cent), Blue Star (up 0.57 per cent), Whirlpool of India (up 0.46 per cent) and Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (up 0.17 per cent) were among the top gainers in the consumer durables index.

However, VIP Industries (down 0.79 per cent), Symphony (down 0.65 per cent), TTK Prestige (down 0.59 per cent) and Titan Company (down 0.05 per cent) were among the top losers in the index around that time.

Equity benchmarks were in the positive terrain, backed by buying in bank, financial, auto and IT stocks amid positive global cues.

The NSE Nifty50 index was up 33 points at 10,187, while the BSE Sensex was up 111 points at 33,144.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 were trading in the green, while 23 were in the red.

State Bank of India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank were among the top gainers in the Sensex kitty of stocks.