Share market update: S&P BSE Consumer Durables index rises 0.5%; VIP Industries jumps 4%

The S&P BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 0.51 per cent up at 18,600.92 around 02:33 pm on Tuesday.

Shares of VIP Industries (up 3.80 per cent), Whirlpool of India (up 2.23 per cent), Voltas (up 1.45 per cent), PC Jeweller (up 0.97 per cent) and Blue Star (up 0.90 per cent),were the top gainers in the index.

Symphony (up 0.73 per cent) and Titan Company (up 0.51 per cent) too, were among the top performers.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 77.40 points at 10,589.9 while the BSE Sensex was up 298.86 points at 35,163.96 at that time.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 35 were trading in the green, while 15 were in the red.

Shares of South Indian Bank, JP Associates, Reliance Comm, Federal Bank, Adani Power, Suzlon Energy, NCC, Dewan Housing, ICICI Bank and Vakrangee were among the most traded shares on the NSE.