NEW DELHI: The domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex was trading 174.31 points up at 38,910.54 on account of buying in frontline bluechip counters. Shares of Mahip Industries (up 20 per cent), Tainwala Chem (up 19.81 per cent), Urja Global (up 19.35 per cent), Super Spinning (up 19.12 per cent), Ferro Alloys (up 18.51 per cent), BMW Industries (up 16.56 per cent), GTPL Hathway (up 16.40 per cent), Joindre Capital (up 16.07 per cent), Inditrade Capital (up 15.13 per cent) and Jeevan Scientific Technology (up 15.11 per cent) were among the top performers. The Nifty 50 index was trading 46.70 points up at 11,599.20.

Among the 50 components in the Nifty index, 32 shares were trading in the green, while 18 were in the red.