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Telecom stocks edge higher

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Telecom stocks were trading in green, with the S&P BSE Telecom index increasing 11.63 points or 1.12% at 1050.26 at 09:52 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Telecom index, Vodafone Idea Ltd (up 4.33%), Tejas Networks Ltd (up 2.24%), Bharti Airtel Ltd (up 1.31%), Optiemus Infracom Ltd (up 1.3%), and Sterlite Technologies Ltd (up 0.71%), were the top gainers.

On the other hand, Reliance Communications Ltd (down 3.95%), GTL Infrastructure Ltd (down 3.7%), and Vindhya Telelinks Ltd (down 1.47%) turned lower.

At 09:52 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 208.78 or 0.68% at 30370.31.

The Nifty 50 index was down 51.45 points or 0.57% at 8915.6.

 

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 182.62 points or 1.68% at 10661.17.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 70.69 points or 1.85% at 3741.02.

On BSE,626 shares were trading in green, 906 were trading in red and 62 were unchanged.

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First Published: Mar 18 2020 | 10:00 AM IST

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