Equity markets in India were trading with slim gains today(8th July 2020), lifted by public sector banks and metals.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 120 points to 36,800 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered around 10,830-mark. IndusInd Bank (up 5%) gained the most among Sensex constituents, followed by Bajaj Auto and Mahindra & Mahindra (both up 1%). As per media reports, US-based hedge fund Route One Investment Company is in talks to increase its stake in IndusInd Bank. Titan Company rose a little over 1 percent after giving a business update for the June quarter of FY21.
The Nifty sectoral indices were largely in the green, led by the Nifty PSU Bank index, up 1.5 percent.
Twelve companies are slated to report their March quarter earnings today, while South Indian Bank is scheduled to report June quarter results.