Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday was trading flat at 16.96 points or 0.06 percent up as IT stocks gained.
Good buying was observed in IT, consumer durables and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors; while selling pressure was seen in auto sector.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 27,098.94 points, was trading at 27,115.13 points (at 09.31 a.m.) in the early session, up 16.96 points or 0.06 percent from the previous day’s close at 27,098.17 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 27,146.44 points and a low of 27,088.65 points in the trade so far.
The S&P IT index gained 142.15 points, consumer durables index moved up by 83.96 points and TECK index went up by 56.56 points. However, auto index dropped by 53.51 points.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 7.25 points or 0.09 percent up at 8,097.70 points.
