It was a quiet beginning to trade in Indian equities markets today (Tuesday, Feb 10) with a key index belled the day on a flat note in proportion to Asian peers.

After marking its closure on a buoyant note on Monday (Feb 09), the 30-share index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 6.06 points, at 9,589.95 today.

After few minutes of trading, the Sensex touched a high of 9,615. Later it slipped into the negative terrain, and soon bounced back into positive

At the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) stood at 2,922.05 points, 0.07 percent higher than its last closure of 2,919.9.

BSE Midcap lost 0.02%, while Smallcap index surged 0.31%.

At 09.59 a.m., the overall breadth of the market was positive as it saw 136 advancements as against 54 declinations.

At the same time, the major gainers were Jaiprakash Associates (7.32%), Reliance Energy (7.28%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (5.87%), ICICI Bank (4.68%), Maruti Suzuki India (3.56%), and State Bank Of India(2.82%).

There were no losers at the BSE Sensex.