A total of 568,194 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:26AM (IST).

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.1 per cent up at 15633.05.

A total of 1,078 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:21AM (IST).

Meanwhile, domestic fund houses have added 3 lakh shares in Adani Transmission and further 19 lakh shares in the group's flagship entity Adani Enterprises. According to a report by ICICI Direct Research, mutual funds have also fancied Coal India and JSW Steel in the large cap space.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.31 per cent up at 44882.1.

“Post the GST rejig which has imposed 28% tax on gaming of all sorts, it is better to just stay away for two-three quarters. Let the dust settle down. Let us see what the real numbers are and how the impact has been and then take a call.”

The rupee was at 82.29 to the U.S. dollar, up from 82.3650 in the previous session. The rupee has been on a recovery path due to the dollar's decline since the U.S. non-farm payrolls data on Friday.

A total of 6,030 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:01AM (IST).

Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, with spot gold at Comex trading up by 0.31% at $1939 per ounce in the morning session. A lower US dollar and declining US Treasury yields helped gold rise to its highest level in three weeks," Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities, said.