NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading in the positive zone in Thursday's afternoon session.

Shares of Ashapura Minechem (up 5.00 per cent), NMDC Ltd (up 2.81 per cent), Orissa Minerals Development Company (up 2.70 per cent), 20 Microns (up 2.65 per cent), Pokarna (up 1.51 per cent), Aro Granite Industries (up 0.71 per cent), MOIL (up 0.67 per cent) and Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation (up 0.10 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 118.20 points up at 11369.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 408.74 points at 38818.22 at around 12:13 pm.