Equity benchmark indices started Wednesday’s trading session on a flat note amid mixed cues from global peers.
Sensex Today: Equity benchmark indices started Wednesday’s trading session on a flat note amid mixed cues from global peers.
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The S&P BSE Sensex opened almost unmoved at 71,383, and was seen swinging between zones in a thin range. The NSE Nifty 50 was seen testing the 21,540 levels.
Among the Sensex 30 stocks, HCL Technologies was up over 1 per cent. Wipro, Titan, Sun Pharma and ITC were the other notable gianers. On the other hand, NTPC, Axis Bank and Power Grid were the visible losers.
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The broader indices were up marginally; BSE MidCap added 0.1 per cent, while the SmallCap index advanced 0.3 per cent.
Global Cues
The Dow and S&P 500 fell 0.42 per cent and 0.15 per cent, respectively, overnight while the Nasdaq Composite eked out a gain of 0.09 per cent.
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Asian stocks were mixed. Japan’s Nikkei was up 1.7 per cent, leading gains in the region. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 and Kopsi in South Korea fell up to 0.6 per cent. Hang Seng recovered to inch 0.3 per cent up.
