Amid a cautious start, Indian equities continued to trade positively but on a flat note.
Global signals are fairly positive and there are expectations that the government will shortly declare a strong stimulus package to boost up the financial system.
Realty, consumer goods and banking stocks went up, whereas consumer durables and metal stocks turned down.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 0.65% and 0.61% respectively.
After a smart opening today, Indian equities slipped into the negative terrain due to heavy selling pressure in select IT, realty, auto and FMCG stocks.
However metal and consumer goods stocks gained ground. BSE MIdcap and Smallcap index rose 0.55% and 0.27% respectively.
At 10.50 a.m., the 30-share index Sensex lost 95.21 points at 8,644.03 after hitting a high of 8,854.81 and a low of 8,620.71.
Indian stock markets have declined a lot during the last 10 months and capitalists have lost faith in the equities. But the golden rule of investing still remains unbroken, that in the long run companies with well-built fundamentals and talented management will always provide handsome returns.
The existing negative reaction has taken the rate of many shares much below their fair value. These shares cannot stay at such low levels and are expected to bounce back to somewhere closer to their fair value.
IT, pharma and select realty, consumer durables and power stocks trade strongly while the benchmark BSE index Sensex continues to languish in the negative terrain with a sharp loss on account of heavy selling activity in Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, ACC, Tata Steel, SBI and Grasim Industries.
At 12:28 p.m., the Sensex lost 191.25 points 10,439.87, while the Nifty stood at 3087.30, down 54.80 points.
The 30-share index, BSE Sensex, today (Sep 24), opened with a gain of 60.23 points at 13,630.54. Real estate, banking and power segments edged higher during the early trades.
In the previous day session, the Sensex closed 424.65 points down at 13,570.31, while the NSE Nifty dropped 96.15 points at 4,126.90.
Amid a cautious start, Indian equities continued to trade positively but on a flat note. 
After a smart opening today, Indian equities slipped into the negative terrain due to heavy selling pressure in select IT, realty, auto and FMCG stocks.
Indian stock markets have declined a lot during the last 10 months and capitalists have lost faith in the equities. But the golden rule of investing still remains unbroken, that in the long run companies with well-built fundamentals and talented management will always provide handsome returns.
IT, pharma and select realty, consumer durables and power stocks trade strongly while the benchmark BSE index Sensex continues to languish in the negative terrain with a sharp loss on account of heavy selling activity in Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, ACC, Tata Steel, SBI and Grasim Industries.
After opening with a loss of 33.11 points at 10,304.57, the 30-share index BSE Sensex continued to trade in a subdued manner.
points at 13,630.54. Real estate, banking and power segments edged higher during the early trades.
