India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Metals and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares higher. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.42%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index

China's mainline CSI 300, Shanghai, and Hong Kong's Heng Seng were down over 1 per cent in trade as the housing policy briefing in China failed to excite investors and property stocks slumped.

BSE Sensex ended the day with the decline of 494 points to 81,006 and Nifty fell 221 points to 24,749 on. Nifty Bank fell by 512 points to 51,288 and Nifty Midcap slipped 985 points to 58,465 on. IT stocks witnessed rally in trade today.

Indian stock markets on Thursday opened flat as the balancing by FIIs selling and DIIs buying continues. The Nifty 50 index opened with a marginal gain of 0.22 per cent or 56.10 points at 25,027.40 points,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,025 level, a discount of nearly 10 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

On Thursday, the Sensex plummeted 494.75 points to end the day at 81,006.61, while the Nifty fell 221.45 points to close at 24,749.85. Among the top gainers included Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid,

The Sensex fell by 525.34 points, or 0.64%, at 80,976.02. Similarly, the Nifty dropped 222 points, or 0.89%, below the 25,000 mark at 24,749.30.

The Sensex and the Nifty 50 declined for the second day due to weak global cues and disappointing Q2 earnings.

Indian equity indices opened flat on Thursday amid mixed global signals. Early gains in IT stocks were neutralized by losses in auto and banking sectors. BSE Sensex saw a slight rise while Nifty50 dipped.

Both the Indian benchmark indices are trading flat. The investors are cautious because foreign investors have turned sellers in recent times. Here are the details of today's market opening, FII data,