The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday were trading with modest gains due to lack of triggers amid volatility. At 10.03 am, the BSE Sensex rose 94 points to 71,201. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading at 21,405, up 55 points.

On the 30-share Sensex platform, NTPC, PowerGrid, Tata Steel, M&M, L&T, ITC were among gainers. On the down side, Infosys, Maruti, Wipro, HCLTech, TechM, ICICI Bank emerged gainers. Among specific stocks, Infosys shares dropped 2 per cent after a global firm decided to terminate the MoU, which the two companies were to sign. Adani Green shares were up 2 per cent as the company has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply 1,799 MW of solar power with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.

#ABPStockMarketWatch | Sensex and Nifty began trading with modest gains, on Tuesday.

At 09:20 AM, #Sensex gained 23 points, reaching 71,130, and #Nifty rose 28 points to 21,378.

Here’s a look at the stocks in focus:#ABPLive #OpeningBell #MarketWatch pic.twitter.com/rkcKpkmjsk

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In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.42 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

Sectorally, except IT stock, all other sectoral indices are trading in the green. Nifty IT was down 1 per cent, while Nifty Metal and Auto rose 0.8 per cent each. Nifty Pharma index gained 0.7 per cent.

Sensex and Nifty on Monday (December 25) remained shut on account of Christmas.