Markets continued to trade flat in late noon trades ahead of the F&O expiry for the April series. The Sensex was down 5 points at 17,146 and the Nifty was down 5 points at 5,196.
On the global front, Asian markets are trading flat with a positive bias with the exception Shanghai Composite which ended slightly down. European shares were trading marginally higher in early trades. The CAC-40, DAX and FTSE-100 were trading mixed.
On the sectoral front, BSE Metal and IT indices are the top gainers while Auto and PSU and Power indices are down nearly 0.6% each.
Among Sensex shares, Infosys was up 0.7% while TCS gained 1%. In the metal space Jindal Steel was up 3.7% at Rs 496 and Tata Steel was up 1.2% at Rs 472. In the auto segment, two-wheeler majors Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp were both down 3% each.
On the global front, Asian markets are trading flat with a positive bias with the exception Shanghai Composite which ended slightly down. European shares were trading marginally higher in early trades. The CAC-40, DAX and FTSE-100 were trading mixed.
On the sectoral front, BSE Metal and IT indices are the top gainers while Auto and PSU and Power indices are down nearly 0.6% each.
Among Sensex shares, Infosys was up 0.7% while TCS gained 1%. In the metal space Jindal Steel was up 3.7% at Rs 496 and Tata Steel was up 1.2% at Rs 472. In the auto segment, two-wheeler majors Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp were both down 3% each.
