Benchmark indices opened on a negative note tracking weak cues from other Asian equities and on account of investors booking profits ahead of the release of key economic data later today.
Banking stocks were trading down led by losses in Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India.
At 9:51 AM, the Nifty50 Index was down 27 points or 0.26% at 10,295 points, and the BSE Sensex was at 33,383, down 0.22%.
Shares of Dr.Reddy's Laboratories jumped 4.1% after the US Food and Drug Administration cleared the company's unit-3 in Hyderabad.
Shares of Oil & Natural Gas Corp rose 1.2% after the global crude oil prices hit their highest level since 2015 overnight.
The broader markets were also trading on a subdued note with the BSE MidCap Index and S&P BSE SmallCap Index edging marginally lower.
On the sectoral front, Metal, Pharma, Media and Auto were the top gainers, while Pvt Banking, FMCG, PSU Bank, and Realty Index were the top losers on the NSE.
Dr.Reddy’s (+4%), Vedanta (+2.7%), GAIL (+2.3%),Hindalco (+1.9%) and ONGC (+1.87%) were the top gainers on the Nifty50.
HPCL (-2.3%), Asian Paints (-1.94%), BPCL (-1.9%), IOC (-1.8%), Eicher (-1.6%) were the top losers in today’s trade.
India VIX gained 1.78%.
Out of 1,974 stocks traded on the NSE, 716 advanced, 839 declined and 419 remained unchanged today.
A total of 52 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trade today, while nine stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee opened higher at 64.41 per dollar against yesterday's close of 64.46.
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