The market has extended its gains from the morning session. The Sensex is trading above 36,100 now.

The Sensex is up 216.41 points or 0.60% at 36181.43, and the Nifty up 59.10 points or 0.54% at 11086.80. The market breadth is positive as 1451 shares advanced, against a decline of 622 shares, while 185 shares are unchanged

Larsen & Toubro, TCS, and M&M are the top gainers, while Dr Reddy’s, Tata Steel, Bharti Infratel and Vedanta lost the most.