Equity indices trade flat during afternoon session

Ahead of the Q2 GDP numbers on Friday evening, the Indian equity benchmark indices were trading flat on Friday afternoon.

Ahead of the Q2 GDP numbers on Friday evening, the Indian equity benchmark indices were trading flat during Friday afternoon. The 30-scrip BSE Sensex opened at 44,325.03 points and was trading at 44,314.34 points (at 12:30 pm), up by 54.60 points or 0.12 per cent during the afternoon trade.

BSE Sensex traded at a low of 44,071.61 points and high of 44,407.28 points so far in the trading session. Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 13,009.70 points (at 12:30 pm), up by 22.70 points or 0.17 per cent.

During the trading session, the sectors trading high were -- realty up by 2.90 per cent, auto increased by 2.28 per cent and consumer discretionary goods and services higher by 1.51 per cent. The sectors, which were trading lower were -- information technology done by 0.22 per cent, energy plummeted by 0.26 per cent and TECK lower by 0.12 per cent. (