Equity benchmarks erased early gains to trade in the red by midday on Wednesday, with the BSE Sensex down 239.66 points, or 0.28 per cent, at ₹84,440.20 and the NSE Nifty 50 falling 76.85 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 25,783.25 as of 1 pm. The Sensex had opened higher at ₹84,856.26 against the previous close of ₹84,679.86, while the Nifty opened at 25,902.40 compared to Tuesday’s close of 25,860.10. Both indices attempted a tentative recovery in early trade before losing momentum and slipping into negative t ...

Markets opened marginally higher on Wednesday, attempting a recovery after sharp losses in the previous session, as benchmark indices traded in a narrow range amid mixed global cues and persistent foreign institutional investor outflows. The BSE Sensex, which closed at ₹84,679.86 on Tuesday, opened at ₹84,856.26 and was trading at ₹84,685.74, up 5.88 points or 0.01 per cent at 9.55 a.m. The NSE Nifty 50, which closed at 25,860.10, opened at 25,902.40 and was trading at 25,868.55, up 8.45 points or 0.03 per ...