Equity markets in India today(28th August 2020) were trading firm, up to half a percent, on the first day of the September F&O series, with financials contributing majorly to the gains.
The S&P BSE Sensex was trading 220 points up at 39,334 levels and the Nifty50 index topped the 11,600-mark. Axis Bank (up 4%) and Larsen & Toubro (up 2%) were the top Sensex gainers.
GMR Infra shot up 10 percent after the company said the Group would separately list its airport business.
The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was positive, led by the Nifty Bank index, up 2 percent.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap was trading 0.8 percent higher and the SmallCap index was up 0.4 percent.
Eighty-one companies, including Khadi India, and Archies, are scheduled to announce their June quarter results today.