Mumbai, Sep 3 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped into the red soon after opening positive Thursday, and was 33 points lower than its previous close about half an hour after start of trade.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 15,539.34 points, slipped to 15,433.76 points, 33.7 points or 0.22 percent lower than its previous close, about 30 minutes into trade. It had closed Wednesday at 15,467.46 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 4,603.05 points, against the previous close at 4,608.35 points, a loss of 0.12 percent.

Broader market indices were, however, trading in the positive, with the BSE midcap index up 0.73 percent and the BSE small cap index ruling 0.78 percent higher.