Equity benchmark indices traded flat during early hours on Friday amid mixed global cues.

At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 78 points or 0.15 percent at 52,241, and the Nifty 50 ticked lower by 13 points or 0.11 percent to 15,667.

Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with Nifty IT losing by 0.6 percent but Nifty realty gained by 0.9 percent.
Among stocks, Tata Consultancy Services lost by 1 percent to Rs 3,306.35 per share. The other laggards were Infosys HCL Technologies, Britannia, and SBI Life. However, those which gained marginally were Adani Ports, Coal India, ONGC, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries.

Meanwhile, Asian shares were mixed with Japan’s Nikkei edging up 0.3 percent. Seoul’s Kospi rose 0.12 percent but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell by 1.6 percent. (ANI)