Mumbai, Sep 11 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets was ruling marginally in the negative about an hour before close Friday, even as trading continued amidst volatile conditions.
At 2.19 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,254.57 points against Thursday’s close at 16,216.86 points, was ruling 15.21 points or 0.09 percent lower at 16,201.65 points.
Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, was marginally in the red and was trading at 4,815.45 points, down 0.08 percent.
Broader market indices were flat, with the BSE midcap index trading 0.25 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index moving down 0.37 percent.
Of the 13 sectoral indices on the BSE, those for banking, healthcare and metal stocks were gaining the most.
The market breadth was tilted towards the positive, with 1,319 stocks on the rise, compared to 1,232 on the decline, and 98 remaining unchanged.
Among the gainers on the Sensex were Hindalco, up 4.05 percent at Rs.121.90; ICICI Bank, up 1.42 percent at Rs.827.10; Bharti Airtel, up 1.32 percent at Rs.422.75; and Wipro, up 1.22 percent at Rs.550.80.
Among the losers were Sterlite, down 3.78 percent at Rs.737.70; Reliance Communications, down 2.52 percent at Rs.295.35; Hindustan Unilever, down 2.44 percent at Rs.255.65; and Jaiprakash Associates, down 2.34 percent at Rs.227.15.
Other important Asian markets were trading mixed.
The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 69.34 points or 0.66 percent lower at 10,444.33 points.
At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the benchmark SSE Composite was ruling 2.22 percent down at 2,989.79 points.
The primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, was in the green at 21,161.42 points, up 91.86 points or 0.44 percent.
