On Tuesday, the first full day trading session of the new year, Sensex gained by 314.73 points or 0.72 per cent to close at 43952.71 levels while Nifty rose by 93.95 points or 0.74 per cent to settle at 12874.20 levels.

The market opened in green on November 17, 2020.

The market opened in green on November 17, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 33,24,896 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,57,976.92 crore.

The market opened in green on November 17, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 33,24,896 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,57,976.92 crore.

The Indian markets logged a fresh high record closing in the short one-hour Diwali Muhurat trading session on Saturday. Though the Diwali festive is behind us, but the bulls are likely to continue their fireworks On Tuesday as the global peers are trading buoyant after the news emerged that Moderna’s vaccine candidate has proven to be 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 infection.

The next target which looks likely to be achieved is around levels of 13,000-13,200 and on the downside major support is seen around 12,350 as long as the index is above this level the structure of the markets would remain healthy.

Ahead of Muhurat Trading session, the domestic benchmark indices closed in the green on Friday. Sensex gained by 85.81 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 43,443 levels while Nifty closed up by 29.15 points or 0.23 per cent at 12,719.95 levels.

On Friday, Natco Pharma announced that its marketing partner, Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc., has received final approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Pomalidomide capsules, from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories informed the exchanges after trading hours on Thursday that it has launched Succinylcholine Chloride injection USP, 200 mg/10 ml (20 mg/ml), multiple-dose vials in the US markets.

Small-cap and mid-cap stocks have been the highlight of 2020. Being one of the investors’ most preferred choices of scrips, below are some of the small-cap and mid-cap stocks, which have outperformed Sensex since last Diwali and have spread happiness among investors by giving significantly high returns.