Equity benchmark indices were flat during early hours on Wednesday amid improved global mood but rising number of coronavirus infections.
At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex was up by 52 points or 0.15 per cent at 34,009 while the Nifty 50 edged higher by 10 points or 0.1 per cent at 10,056.
Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with Nifty pharma up by 2.5 per cent, FMCG by 1.2 per cent and metal by 1 per cent.
Among stocks, IndusInd Bank was up by 3.3 per cent to Rs 479.30 per share while Kotak Mahindra Bank ticked up by 1.3 per cent.
