Equity indices up despite weak Asian cues Titan top gainer

Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on August 03 bucking weak Asian trends with FMCG stocks gaining ground. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 312 points or 0.59 per cent at 53,263 while the Nifty 50 moved higher by 76 points or 0.48 per cent to 15,961. Except for Nifty metal which dipped by 0.6 per cent, all sectoral indices were in the positive terrain with Nifty FMCG and realty gaining by 1 per cent each, pharma by 0.9 per cent and IT by 0.7 per cent.