Market Now: BSE Smallcap index trades flat; GTL Infra jumps 10%

NEW DELHI: The BSE Smallcap index was trading flat at 17,603 around 11:20 am (IST) on Wednesday, while the equity benchmark Sensex was 0.51 per cent down at 33,685. The NSE Nifty50 index was 0.52 per cent down at 10,372.

Shares of GTL (up 12.55 per cent), JBF Industries (up 12.54 per cent), GTL Infrastructure (up 9.92 per cent), North Eastern Carrying Corporation (up 7.97 per cent), Kwality (up 6.29 per cent), Waterbase (up 5.84 per cent), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (up 5.12 per cent) and Sutlej Textiles & Industries (up 5.05 per cent) were the top gainers in the BSE Smallcap index.

On the contrary, Gujarat NRE Coke (down 6.73 per cent), Ricoh India (down 4.99 per cent), Pincon Spirit (down 4.97 per cent), MIC Electronics (down 4.91 per cent), Gammon India (down 4.91 per cent), Gitanjali Gems (down 4.90 per cent), Castex Technologies (down 4.84 per cent), Electrosteel Steels (down 4.80 per cent), Amtek Auto (down 4.22 per cent), Diamond Power Infrastructure (down 4.20 per cent) and Gujarat NRE Coke (down 4.12 per cent) were among the top losers in the smallcap index.


Weak global cues and selling in bank, financial, auto and metal stocks were keeping the bourses in the red.

Adani Ports, ICIC Bank, Hero MotoCorp and State Bank of India were the top losers in the Sensex pack of stocks.

However, YES Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid Corporation and Infosys were among the gainers in the Sensex index.