Among the components of the BSE Utilities index, Adani Green Energy Ltd (down 2.29%), K.P. Energy Ltd (down 1.87%),Bajel Projects Ltd (down 1.3%),Nava Ltd (down 1.09%),PTC India Ltd (down 0.96%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Adani Power Ltd (down 0.93%), Va Tech Wabag Ltd (down 0.92%), Orient Green Power Company Ltd (down 0.59%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (down 0.58%), and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (down 0.5%).

On the other hand, Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd (up 5.85%), JSW Energy Ltd (up 1.36%), and SJVN Ltd (up 0.8%) turned up.

At 13:42 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 217.62 or 0.38% at 57720.74.

The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 51.26 points or 0.31% at 16530.02.

The Nifty 50 index was up 46.35 points or 0.19% at 24656.4.

The BSE Sensex index was up 75.67 points or 0.09% at 81585.72.

On BSE,2195 shares were trading in green, 1734 were trading in red and 134 were unchanged.