Metal stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Metal index increasing 68.68 points or 0.33% at 20772.63 at 09:50 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Coal India Ltd (up 1.95%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 1.25%), Vedanta Ltd (up 0.81%), JSW Steel Ltd (up 0.15%), and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 0.04%), were the top gainers.
On the other hand, APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (down 1.9%), NMDC Ltd (down 1.05%), and Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 0.94%) turned lower.
At 09:50 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 183.77 or 0.32% at 58121.3.
The Nifty 50 index was down 47.2 points or 0.27% at 17322.05.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 88 points or 0.32% at 27733.1.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 4.8 points or 0.06% at 8512.15.
On BSE,1486 shares were trading in green, 1220 were trading in red and 179 were unchanged.
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