FOREX UPDATE

The Sensex continued to trade strongly and maintained 17,000 mark on account of constant buying witnessed in banking, metal and IT stocks.

Mirroring strong buying at side counters, BSE Midcap and Smallcap index surged 0.50% and 0.97% respectively.

The 30-share index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 15.55 points, at 16,868.46 on Wednesday.

At 12:59 p. m., the 30-share index Sensex, which belled the day after gaining 15.55 points at 16,868.46, stood at 17,034.40, up 181.49 points. It also hit a high of 17,053.98 and a low of 16,868.46.