At noon on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally on the higher side.  Nasdaq index, which is tech-heavy rose up to 3 per cent on Thursday due to positive earnings updates from major tech companies like Amazon and Apple.  

Shares of Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Gulshan Polyols Ltd have rallied in today’s trading session. While markets opened below their previous close, as of noon, BSE Sensex was down by 0.41 per cent.