From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 03:51 PM IST

Indian equities markets rose further into the green Thursday afternoon, with a key index ruling 264.72 points higher about 30 minutes before the closing bell.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 10,841.57 points, rose 264.72 points or 2.45 percent from its previous close to rule at 11,082.26 points.

Similarly, the S and amp;P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) gained 2.41 percent from the previous close to trade at 3,410.4 points.

The BSE midcap index gained 1.02 percent, while the BSE smallcap index was up 0.53 percent.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)