The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.99 per cent up at 412.4.

A total of 19,856 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:36AM (IST).

PNC Infratech Ltd., incorporated in the year 1999, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 8846.75 Crore) operating in Infrastructure sector.

The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2480.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 1289.7.

“We like the diagnostic business, we like Vijay Diagnostics and we also like their valuation. I think a big thumps up has been received in terms of the investors who have already come in at a pre IPO stage.”

“We have seen some disappointment in Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti due to chip shortage in August but I think it will be on track from October, November onwards. ”

TTK Prestige Ltd., incorporated in the year 1955, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 12231.58 Crore) operating in Consumer Durables sector.

The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 105 points to touch 57,443.53 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark climbed to as high as 17,108.30, up 32 points from its previous close.

Cloud services and data centre provider ESDS Software is likely to raise ₹1,200-1,300 crore through an initial public offering, said two people aware of the development.

Brent crude was down by 52 cents, or 0.7%, at $71.07 a barrel by 0134 GMT, after dropping 4 cents on Wednesday. US oil fell 56 cents, or 0.8%, to $68.03 a barrel, after rising 9 cents in the previous session.