Market Updates: Benchmark indices are trading higher in the afternoon trade with Nifty around 12000.

At 12:53 IST, the Sensex was up 340.35 points or 0.84% at 40884.72, and the Nifty was up 94.60 points or 0.80% at 11991.40. About 1443 shares have advanced, 910 shares declined, and 133 shares are unchanged.

News Source:- Moneycontrol