BANGALORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's main share index rose
more than 1 percent by afternoon on Wednesday, led by gains in
index heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd <RELI.BO> and
infrastructure play Larsen & Toubro Ltd <LART.BO>.
Reliance rose 1.8 percent to 2,917.05 rupees after a top
company official told Reuters that the company may make a
"world-scale" acquisition in the energy sector for up to $15
billion after years of strong organic growth. [ID:nBOM106467]
At 2:37 p.m. (0907 GMT), the benchmark 30-share BSE index
<.BSESN> was up 0.96 percent, or 187.82 points, after having
risen to a high of 19,730.71.
The broader NSE index <.NSEI> was trading 1.24 percent higher
at 5,931.10.
(Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)
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