US Federal Reserve's decision to keep rates near zero dragged the markets off the day's high. The Dow added 30 points to 9,802. The Nasdaq was unchanged at 2,056.
Indian ADRs were in the green. Genpact and ICICI Bank surged 7% each to $13 and $35.47, respectively.
Sterlite rallied 6% to $16.63. MTNL gained 4.5% at $3. HDFC Bank added 4% to $116.52.
Infosys and Patni Computers advanced 2.5% each to $47.79 and $19.61, respectively.
Wipro, Mahindra Satyam and Dr Reddy's were up 1% each.