Sensex, Nifty hold morning gains; Midcap, Smallcap outperform

The market maintained its morning gains ahead of expiry of July futures and options contracts. Banks, select FMCG and auto stocks supported benchmarks while the fall in Infosys, L&T and Tata Motors limited upside.

The Sensex was up 100.31 points at 28124.64 and the Nifty gained 32.20 points at 8648 while the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices continued to outperform, up nearly 1 percent each.



About 1500 shares advanced against 877 declining shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange.