The key benchmark indices were flat in the early trades amid mixed trends in world markets. The Sensex was down 38 points at 17,087 levels and the Nifty shed 0.2 per cent to 5,099.

Realty, oil & gas and banking stocks were under some selling pressure.

Among the Sensex stocks, Maruti was the top gainer. The stock rose 0.7 per cent in early trades.
Hindalco, ACC and Tata Steel were the other main gainers in the group.
Grasim Ind, however, was the biggest loser in the pack. The stock shed 1 per cent.

In US markets, investors set aside some of their concerns about rising debt levels around the world and looked for bargains after a two-day slide in stocks.

Stocks turned higher after trading erratically, and the Dow Jones industrials closed up 51 points at 10,337.05.

The broader S&P 500 index rose 4.01, or 0.4 percent, to 1,095.95, its first gain of the week. The Nasdaq composite index rose 10.74, or 0.5 percent, to 2,183.73.

Asian markets, however, were trading mostly lower today. Japan’s Nikkei lost 1.4 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 0.7 per cent.

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