Metal stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the BSE Metal index rising 167.42 points or 0.48% at 34798.78 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 1.96%), JSW Steel Ltd (up 1.82%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (up 1.54%), Tata Steel Ltd (up 0.96%), Vedanta Ltd (up 0.41%), and Jindal Stainless Ltd (up 0.01%), were the top gainers.
On the other hand, National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 0.47%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 0.32%), and Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 0.28%) moved lower.
At 09:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was down 337.18 or 0.59% at 57113.67.
The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was down 114.32 points or 0.67% at 16973.31.
The Nifty 50 index was down 180.15 points or 0.7% at 25616.75.
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The BSE Sensex index was down 589.3 points or 0.7% at 83676.99.
On BSE,1123 shares were trading in green, 2146 were trading in red and 120 were unchanged.
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