Mumbai, Sep 9 (Inditop.com) Indian equities markets were trading on a dull note around noon Wednesday, with a key index 41 points above its last closing figure.
At 12.02 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,111.09 points against Tuesday’s close at 16,123.67 points, was ruling 41.35 points or 0.26 percent higher at 16,165.02 points.
Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, was trading in the positive terrain at 4,810.25 points, up 0.1 percent.
Broader market indices were also flat, with the BSE midcap index trading 0.22 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index moving up 0.81 percent.
Of the 13 sectoral indices on the BSE, those for energy, metal, and capital goods stocks were gaining the most.
The market breadth was tilted towards the positive, with 1,372 stocks on the rise, compared to 1,156 on the decline, and 95 remaining unchanged.
Among the gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Industries, up 2.92 percent at Rs.2,135.80; Hindalco, up 2.79 percent at Rs.118.05; Sterlite, up 1.88 percent at Rs.754.25; and Tata Steel, up 1.19 percent at Rs.461.60.
Among the losers were Wipro, down 1.49 percent at Rs.543.70; DLF, down 1.35 percent at Rs.429.80; TCS, down 1.23 percent at Rs.547, and HDFC, down 1.22 percent at Rs.2,464.85.
Other important Asian markets were trading mixed.
The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 81.09 points or 0.78 percent lower at 10,312.14 points.
At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the benchmark SSE composite was ruling 0.22 percent up at 2,936.86 points.
The primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, was in the red at 20,896.66 points, down 173.15 points or 0.82 percent.
