Six out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies were trading higher at 9.30 hours IST, with Bitcoin and Polkadot leading the gainers. However, Solana tanked 6 per cent on continued profit booking.

In the spot market, highest purity gold was sold at Rs 47,017 per 10 gram while silver was priced at Rs 62,806 per kg on Tuesday, according to the Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association.

Central banks across the world as studying whether to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a digital version of their currency, to stay abreast of rapid technological developments in payments systems.

The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 32050.0 and low of Rs 18214.4.

The Relative Strength Index of the stock stood at 63.0 on Wednesday.

A total of 1,576 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:41AM (IST).

“In India, there are 10 or 12 ESG funds now. Globally this has been a huge trend. What happens sometimes is that while it does not affect the business as such, at the same time, it is top of mind for a lot of the investors. As a result, we are starting to see that playing out for the last few years in ITC. ”

“We do not believe there is a huge correction in the offing. A small dip of 4-5% could be used as a good opportunity for people who are waiting on the sidelines to add on to their investment ideas.”

The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 117 points to touch 58,364.37 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty50 benchmark climbed to as high as 17,407.65, up 28 points from its previous close.

“One cannot ignore digitisation and the overall tech space. You need to make your company, your customers and your stakeholders more tech savvy and basically improve the margins as a result and gain market share.”