Indian stock indices were trading in green in mid-day deals despite negative cues from the Asian markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 70 points while NSE Nifty 50 rose marginally by 0.09%. In other Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkie 225 fell 111.97 points or 0.40% to 27,574.43, Taiwan’s FTSE TWSE Taiwan50 Index dropped 92.58 points or 0.83% to 11,105.02, China’s Shanghai Composite Index slipped 2.27 points or 0.07% to 3,197.35, South Korea’s KOSPI sank 11.73 points or 0.49% to 2,371.08 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 687 points or 3.66% to 19,504.67.
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In the sectoral indices, Nifty bank was up 0.85%, Nifty Auto up 0.31%, Nifty PSU bank up 2.95% while Nifty IT fell 0.30% and Nifty Pharma was down 1.06%. The volatility Index India VIX fell 3.35%.
