Indian equity indices opened in the red today after early trades. At 9.50 am, Sensex was down 53 points or 0.07%, at 73,900 points and Nifty was down 25 points or 0.12%, at 22,503 points.

Midcap and small stocks underperformed the benchmarks. The Nifty Midcap 100 index was down 319 points or 0.60% at 51,740 points and the Nifty small cap was down 167 points or 0.99% at 16,783 points.

Among the sector indices, Auto, PSU Bank, Fin Service, Metal, Media, Infra, PSE, Oilgas and Pharma were major losers, while IT, FMCG, Realty, and Consumption were major gainers.

17 out of the 30 Sensex stocks were trading in red.

Reliance, NTPC, HUL, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, and Infosys were the top gainers. Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Maruti Suzuki, and JSW Steel were the top losers.

On the global front, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, and Seoul were trading in the green. Trading was in the red in Tokyo and Bangkok. American markets closed in the green. There was a decline of about one% in crude oil. Brent crude was at $82 per barrel and WTI crude was at $78 per barrel.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)