Indian equities were trading on a flat note today amid volatility. IT, FMCG, teck and oil & gas stocks were in demand trend, while metal, consumer durables and power stocks remained under heavy selling pressure.

Among broader indices, BSE Midcap fell by 0.16% and Smallcap index lost 0.03%.

On sectoral front,

BSE IT and FMCG surged more than 1% each. Capital goods lost 0.50%, Power fell 0.48% and Realty was down by 0.43%.

Indian stock market opened the day at 15,482.05, down 69.14 points, as against its last closure.

At 01:00 p. m., the 30-share index Sensex gained 23.23 points at 15,574.42 after hitting a high of 15,628.10 and a low of 15,392.68.

In the meantime, Nifty stood at 4,633.90, up 8.90 points. It also hit a high of 4,650.45 and a low of 4,576.60.

The major gainers in the Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India, which surged 6.10%, Tata Motors gained 5.34%, RCom increased 5.20%, Hero Honda Motors zoomed
4.41%, HUL climbed 2.87% and Reliance Capital was up by 2.38%.

The major losers in the Sensex were Sterlite Industries (India), BHEL, JP Associates, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Grasim Industries.

Asian stocks declined, led by consumer and mining firms, as Seven & I Holdings Co slashed its profit estimation and commodity prices went down.

Japanese benchmark index Nikkei 225 declined 249.60 points to trade at 10,280.46. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 329.31 pointsto trade at 19,550.50. China`s Shanghai Composite gained 31.25 points to trade at 2,714.97 (1.10 p. m, IST)