Equity indices flat amid blended international cues, IT shares acquire

Mumbai (Maharashtra) : Equity benchmark indices have been flat with a optimistic bias throughout early hours on Friday however IT shares surged forward with some positive aspects.
At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 64 factors or 0.12 per cent at 51,596 whereas the Nifty 50 ticked increased by 19 factors or 0.12 per cent to fifteen,192.
Sectoral indices on the National Stock Exchange have been blended with Nifty IT up by 1.3 per cent and realty by 0.9 per cent. But Nifty FMCG was down by 0.8 per cent.

Among shares, Wipro moved up by 2.4 per cent to Rs 447.50 per share. Infosys and Tech Mahindra gained by 1.8 per cent every whereas HCL Technology and Tata Consultancy Services edged increased by 0.9 per cent.
The different main gainers have been Grasim, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and Hero MotoCorp.
However, diversified conglomerate ITC plunged by 3.4 per cent to Rs 218.60 per share after reporting a consolidated web revenue of Rs 3,587 crore in Q3 FY21, down 11 per cent from Rs 4,050 crore year-on-year.

Energy majors Coal India, ONGC, GAIL and NTPC together with metallic giants Tata Steel and Hindalco have been additionally within the adverse territory.
Meanwhile, Asian shares hovered slightly below a file excessive as blended US financial knowledge precipitated some buyers to point out restraint.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outdoors Japan fell by 0.03 per cent whereas shares in Tokyo have been down by 0.32 per cent.
Markets in Greater China and most of southeast Asia have been closed for the Lunar New Year vacation.