Mumbai, Dec 30 (Inditop.com) A key Indian equities index pulled up from the red during afternoon trade Wednesday, though it continued to rule weak. Hero Honda, ITC and HDFC Bank were among the top losers around this time.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 17,402.24 points and at 2.25 p.m. was at 17,389.2 points, down 12.36 points or 0.07 percent from its previous close at 17,401.56 points.
It had fallen to 17,322.8 points around noon.
Around the same time, at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 5,180.8 points, against the previous close at 5,187.95 points, a loss of 0.14 percent.
Broader market indices were doing better, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.43 percent up and the BSE small cap index 1.14 percent higher.
