The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Wednesday were trading flat amid weak global trends. At 9.40 am, the BSE Sensex was marginally up 67 points to 65,847. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading at 19,600, up 25 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Airtel, HDFC Bank, ITC, Wipro, UltraCemco, Reliance were trading in the green. On the downside, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, JSW Steel, Maruti were among the early losers.
In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 hit a fresh record high of 40,368.65, rising 0.06 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 advanced 0.4 per cent.
Sectorwise, the Nifty Pharma and IT indices gained up to 0.2 per cent, while Nifty Metal index declined 0.9 per cent, followed by the Nifty PSU Bank index (down 0.45 per cent).
The S&P BSE Sensex, which slipped over 200 points to touch a low of 65,601, rebounded and hit a high of 65,832, and eventually closed 152 points up at 65,780. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty touched a high of 19,587, and settled with a gain of 46 points at 19,575.
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