Share market update: OBC, 3M India among top gainers on BSE

NEW DELHI: The domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex was trading 261.52 points up at 38,671 on account of buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Shares of Piccadily Agro (up 19.91 per cent), IST Ltd (up 17.42 per cent), JCT Ltd (up 15.38 per cent), Ashok Alco-Chem (up 15.11 per cent), Pioneer Invest (up 14.33 per cent), Bafna Pharma (up 12.90 per cent), Sacheta Metals (up 12.32 per cent), Competent Auto (up 11.83 per cent), Blue Chip Textiles (up 9.93 per cent), Jaykay Enterprises (up 9.76 per cent), Future Consumer (up 9 per cent), Oriental Bank Of Commerce (up 7.51 per cent) and 3M India (up 7 per cent) were among the best performers.

The Nifty 50 index was trading 74.35 points up at 11,325.35.

Among the 50 components in the Nifty index, 43 shares were trading in the green, while 7 were in the red.