The benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading around one per cent up in the afternoon trade today, supported by strong buying in blue-chip stocks and gains across most sectors. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 870 points to 82,232 and the NSE Nifty50 gained 263 points to 25,056, when reports last came in.

The broader market at the Bombay Stock Exchange was also trading in positive territory. The Mid-Cap index advanced by over 0.8 per cent, and the Small-Cap index rose by almost half a per cent, a short while ago.