Midcap index outperforms; Shriram Transport, MRF, Muthoot Finance gain 6%

At 02:44 pm, the S&P BSE Midcap index was up 1.3 per cent, as compared to a 0.73 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex and 0.58 per cent gain in the S&P BSE Smallcap index.