The key benchmark continued their downward trend today on account of losses in Asian markets and heavy selling action seen across the majority of sectors.
IT stocks were hammered badly, while stocks from the realty sector remained in the limelight.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap were up by 0.69% and 0.57% respectively.
Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and inflation data are awaited later during the day.
At 10:55 a.m., the benchmark Sensex was down 120.90 points to 9,497.64 levels. It also hit a high of 9,574.26 and a low of 9,486.52.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market opened lower Thursday following Wall Street's overnight plunge, after disappointment spread over the US government's bail-out plan.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 186.27 points, or 2.34 per cent, to end morning trading at 7,759.67.
The broader Topix index of all first section issues was also down 14.61 points, or 1.88 per cent, to 763.49.
A wide range of issues were sold at the Tokyo market Thursday after it was closed Wednesday for a national holiday.
Extending losses in the U.S. and European markets and weak reactions in other Asian stock markets kept Indian equities markets under pressure this afternoon.
At 01:59 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was ruling at 9,577.36 points, 70.11 points, or 0.73% lower than its last closure.
It had opened at 9,462.14 points, lower than its last close of 9,647.47-points.
After opening on a flat note, the Sensex continued to trade strong on account of heavy buying action witnessed across frontline stocks including DLF and Reliance Capital.
The BSE Sensex hit one-month high above the 9,700-mark on hopes that the interim budget will contain fiscal incentives to perk up sagging growth.
Realty stocks gained the most on hopes the forthcoming interim budget may include sops to the housing segment. The BSE realty index surged 5.89%, the most among sectoral indices on BSE.
It was a quiet beginning to trade in Indian equities markets today (Tuesday, Feb 10) with a key index belled the day on a flat note in proportion to Asian peers.
After marking its closure on a buoyant note on Monday (Feb 09), the 30-share index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 6.06 points, at 9,589.95 today.
After few minutes of trading, the Sensex touched a high of 9,615. Later it slipped into the negative terrain, and soon bounced back into positive
The key benchmark continued their downward trend today on account of losses in Asian markets and heavy selling action seen across the majority of sectors. 
Tokyo - The Tokyo market opened lower Thursday following Wall Street's overnight plunge, after disappointment spread over the US government's bail-out plan.
Extending losses in the U.S. and European markets and weak reactions in other Asian stock markets kept Indian equities markets under pressure this afternoon. 
Indian stock market belled the day (Feb 11) negatively after the much-awaited U.S. financial rescue plan thwarted investors across worldwide markets.
After opening on a flat note, the Sensex continued to trade strong on account of heavy buying action witnessed across frontline stocks including DLF and Reliance Capital. 
It was a quiet beginning to trade in Indian equities markets today (Tuesday, Feb 10) with a key index belled the day on a flat note in proportion to Asian peers.
