Mumbai, Sep 25
Indian equity markets were trading flat on Wednesday following mixed global cues.
At 9:55 a.m., Sensex was up 21 points or 0.02 per cent at 84,935 and Nifty was down 4 points or 0.02 per cent at 25,934.
In the early trade, market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE) 1,170 shares were in the green and 1,155 in the red.
A mixed trend was seen in the midcap and smallcap stocks. Nifty midcap 100 index was down 200 points or 0.33 per cent at 60,650 and Nifty smallcap 100 index was up 34 points or 0.18 per cent at 19,473.
Among the sectoral indices, Fin service, pharma, metal, media, energy and infra were major gainers. IT, PSU Bank, FMCG, realty and consumption were major losers.
In the Sensex pack, Power Grid, M&M, HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, L&T and UltraTech Cement were the top gainers. Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Wipro, JSW Steel, HUL, Tata Motors and TCS were the top losers.
Mixed trading is taking place in Asian markets. The markets of Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok are trading in the green. The markets of Seoul and Jakarta are trading in the red. US markets closed in the green on Tuesday.