With the mood turning watchful, many frontline stocks have drifted lower after making a bright start.
At 11:40 a.m., the Sensex was up by 42 points at 8821, while the Nifty gained 11.35 points at 2717.50.
Realty, pharmaceutical, consumer durables and metal stocks lost their earlier gains and turned weak. Various from PSU, FMCG, auto and power stocks too have declined on account of selling pressure.