Equity indices came off the day's low and traded near the flat line in morning trade. The Nifty took support near 13,700 level and bounced back. Negative global stock markets put pressure on domestic indices.
At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 40.34 or 0.09% at 47,000.01. The Nifty 50 index was up 3.7 points or 0.03% at 13,764.95.
In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.18% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.27%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1327 shares rose and 1206 shares fell. A total of 118 shares were unchanged.
COVID-19 Update:
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 7,67,94,181 with 16,92,722 deaths. India reported 3,03,639 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 145,810 deaths while 96,06,111 patients have been discharged, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.