Among the components of the S&P BSE BANKEX index, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (up 4.39%), Axis Bank Ltd (up 0.92%), IndusInd Bank Ltd (up 0.77%), ICICI Bank Ltd (up 0.76%), AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (up 0.71%), and HDFC Bank Ltd (up 0.6%), were the top gainers.

On the other hand, Bank of Baroda (down 5.53%), State Bank of India (down 2.6%), and Federal Bank Ltd (down 2.38%) turned lower.

At 09:41 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 152.69 or 0.21% at 74030.84.

The Nifty 50 index was up 10.05 points or 0.04% at 22485.9.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 514.23 points or 1.09% at 46677.18.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 163.46 points or 1.14% at 14150.39.

On BSE,1465 shares were trading in green, 1626 were trading in red and 127 were unchanged.