All sectoral indices are trading in green, the BSE Healthcare and FMCG indices are top gainers. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have gained 0.3-0.5 percent each at 10,681 and 11,196, respectively.

The market has strengthened gains in the morning deals, on the back of fresh buying in pharma, FMCG, metal and power shares. The BSE Sensex touched a high at 27,920, and is now up 100 points at 27,904. The NSE Nifty jumped above 8,400-mark, and is now trading at the highest level of the day - with a gain of 31 points at 8,412. In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have gained 0.3-0.5 percent each at 10,681 and 11,196, respectively. All sectoral indices are trading in green, the BSE Healthcare index has spurted a percent at 16,433. The FMCG index has advanced almost a percent at 7,715. The IT, Metal, Power and Consumer Durables indices are the other gainers. The breadth is positive in morning deals - out of 1,947 stocks traded on the BSE so far 1,178 stocks are advancing, while 693 stocks are declining. In the Healthcare space - JB Chemicals has zoomed 11 percent to Rs. 252. Alembic Pharma has soared 5.5 percent at Rs. 687. Opto Circuits has surged almost 5 percent at Rs. 20.45. Alembic has jumped 4 percent at Rs. 41.50. Vimta Labs, IPCA Laboratories, Dishman Pharma, Hikal and Aurobindo Pharma are the other significant gainers. On the flip side, AstraZeneca Pharma has slipped 2.4 percent at Rs. 1,210 and Glenmark Pharma has dropped 1.5 percent at Rs. 984.

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