Nifty hits fresh record high; VIX rallied 3.07%; India's wholesale inflation rises to 3.6%

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 157.23 points or 0.20% to 80,676.57. The Nifty 50 index added 78.65 points or 0.32% to 24,584.85.