Metal stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Metal index increasing 265.15 points or 1.2% at 22372.6 at 09:51 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Vedanta Ltd (up 3.31%), NMDC Ltd (up 1.29%),Tata Steel Ltd (up 1.13%),Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 1.13%),JSW Steel Ltd (up 1.02%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 0.93%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 0.71%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 0.7%), and Coal India Ltd (up 0.63%).
On the other hand, APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (down 1.72%), turned lower.
At 09:51 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 248.49 or 0.43% at 57044.
The Nifty 50 index was down 48.15 points or 0.28% at 17069.45.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 98.97 points or 0.36% at 27712.09.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 65.76 points or 0.79% at 8270.97.
On BSE,1202 shares were trading in green, 1607 were trading in red and 134 were unchanged.
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