The Equity market in India was trading higher in today's(17th July 2020) range-bound session, lifted by metals and auto stocks.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 130 points to 36,610 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered around 10,800 levels. HCL Tech climbed as much as 2 percent after the announcement of its June quarter results. Britannia Industries also gained 2 percent ahead of the announcement of its quarterly results. Besides, Tata Steel, up 3 percent, was the top Sensex gainer.
The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was positive, led by the Nifty Metal index, up 1 percent.
Thirty-two companies including Britannia Industries, and ICICI Lombard are scheduled to announce their quarterly results.