Firmness prevailed on the bourses in mid-afternoon trade on sustained buying demand in index pivotals. At 14:24 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 159.94 points or 0.44% at 36,507.02. The Nifty 50 index was up 61.05 points or 0.56% at 10,969.75. FMCG stocks gained. Telecom s...read more