Taipei -

The 30-share BSE Sensex continued its positive journey on the back of heavy buying activity witnessed across board.

BSE Midcap gained 0.08%, while Smallcap fell 0.29%.

At 12:00 noon, the BSE Sensex stood at 13,816.21, up 180.81 points, whereas the broad-based NSE Nifty gained  49.15 points to trade at 4,141.40.

All sectoral indices were trading positively excluding BSE Consumer Goods and Consumer Durables.

The market breadth was positive as it experienced 961 progressions as against 1,181 declinations.

Indian stock markets went up further over the week ended July 18, helped by lower than expected inflation numbers together with falling crude oil prices.

The market remained volatile during the week ended July 18. It made the majority of profits on Friday after the declaration of inflation figures.

New York - US stocks defied a