Markets: Sensex, Nifty back in red; NTPC, Wipro, Tata Motors among top losers

Key indices on Thursday were back in red after opening on a positive note. At 10:48 AM, Sensex was down 0.04% to reach at 31,659.28, Nifty on other hand also was down by 0.04% to trade at 9,910.80 mark. 

Mahindra and Mahindra, HUL and Reliance were the top gainers, while NTPC, Wipro, Bharti Infratel and Tata Motors lost the most in early trade. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares net Rs 584.88 crore while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) dumped equities of Rs 632.14 crore yesterday, showed provisional data.

At global front, Asian cues remained positive, backed by overnight advance on Wall Street.

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.03 per cent while financial markets in Hong Kong, China and South Korea are closed today for a holiday.
US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.09% higher yesterday.

The Indian rupee opened lower at 65.09 per dollar on Thursday versus previous close 65.01.