Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, Jan 11: The Indian equity indexes began trading in the green on Tuesday, despite a highly turbulent session. With all eyes on the timing and pace of US monetary policy normalisation, Asian markets and the dollar struggled to find direction.
Back home, the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 105 points, or 0.17 percent, at 60,500 as of 9:30 a.m., while the broader NSE Nifty was up 32 points, or 0.18 percent, to 18,035.
Mid- and small-cap stocks were trading in a mixed bag, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index up 0.07 percent and small-cap stocks down 0.08 percent.
On a stock-by-stock basis, HDFC was the biggest Nifty gainer, with the stock rising 1.80% to 2,707.55. The gainers included NTPC, Tata Consumer Products, Sun Pharma, and HCL Tech.
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Coal India, Bajaj Finance, and Hindalco, on the other hand, were among the losers.
On the BSE, the overall market breadth was positive, with 1,843 shares increasing and 1,092 decreasing.
HDFC, NTPC, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra saw the greatest increases on the 30-share BSE platform, with their shares gaining as much as 1.64 percent in early trade.
On the BSE, the overall market breadth was positive, with 1,843 shares increasing and 1,092 decreasing.
HDFC, NTPC, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra saw the greatest increases on the 30-share BSE platform, with their shares gaining as much as 1.64 percent in early trade.
