BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty trade higher. ■ 1.15pm: BSE Sensex trades higher by 47 points, or 0.15%, to 31,615, while the Nifty 50 rises 13 points, or 0.14%, to 9,866. ■ 12.20pm: Pharma stocks trade higher. ■ 10.50am: Sugar stocks trade higher as Maharashtra state’s output for the sweetener is projected to surge due to a good monsoon. ■ 9.00am: Asian currencies were trading higher.

Source: Mint August 24, 2017 04:19 UTC