The market was seen to be swinging during the middle of the intraday session. The Nifty pushed past the 26,000 mark, up around 140 points, while the Sensex added roughly 380 points to trade near 85,000. The mood turned upbeat after US President Donald Trump indicated his intention to strike a trade deal with India soon.

Still, the enthusiasm wasn’t broad-based. Asset management companies (AMCs) came under sharp selling pressure after SEBI’s fresh proposal to rationalise mutual fund expense ratios. Meanwhile, metal and sugar stocks took charge, helped by global and policy-driven triggers.

Here are the top movers and shakers at this hour:

Metal stocks

Metal counters are on fire. The Nifty Metal index climbed over 2% to hit a record high of 10,810.25. Optimism around easing US-China t

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