India, Oct. 17 -- The BSE Sensex has topped the 84,000-mark even as the broader NSE Nifty 50 rose to a one-year high ahead of Muhurat Trading for Samvat 2082 on Diwali.

At 12:11 pm, the NSE Nifty 50 was 0.69% higher at 25,762.45 points-the highest since 1 October 2024-while BSE Sensex added 0.72% to 84,068.64. Both the indexes fell about 0.2% at open. The equity benchmarks are at three-month highs and now sit less than 3% from their peaks in September 2024.

Ten of the 16 major sectors logged gains. The broader small-caps advanced 0.2%, while mid-caps shed 0.1%.

The Nifty IT index dropped 1.3%, with Wipro Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. slipping 4.5% and 1.8%, respectively, after declaring their second-quarter results. Reliance Industries and ICI...