HDFC Group shares keep markets rangebound; Infosys, TCS up 0.5%
Benchmark share indices which had ended at three-month closing highs witnessed profit taking in select financials capping further upside even as IT shares continued to trade firm. Further, rising concerns over weak monsoon in July also weighed on sentiment.
At 1:30PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 24 points at 28,470 and 50-share Nifty was up 5 points at 8,613.
Meanwhile, bargain hunting was seen in the broader market with fundamentally sound stocks witnessing buying interest.The BSE Mid-cap index was up 0.4% and the Small-cap index was up 0.7%.
The Indian rupee was trading marginally higher against the Us dollar amid sales by exporters on the back of rising foreign capital inflows.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors were net buyers in domestic equities to the tune of Rs 746 crore.