The benchmark indices on Friday pared gains to trade in red in afternoom deals after opening higher tracking positive trend seen in Asian markets after Wall Street rallied with Nasdaq hitting record high on strong US corporate earnings.
At 2:24 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was ruling at 29,302, down 120 points, while the broader Nifty50 was trading at 9,098, down 38 points.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap index and the S&P BSE Smallcap index added 0.3% and 0.7% respectively.
"Though feeble, upsides prevailed in the previous session, and on anticipated lines. The 9,170 region is likely

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