Sensex, Nifty trade flat amid weak global trends

Sensex, Nifty trade flat amid weak global trends

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty traded flat in early trade on Friday due to profit-taking in financials and IT shares amid weak global cues.

The 30-share BSE Sensex opened lower and fell further by 294 points to hit a low of 65,785.64 in early trade.

The BSE barometer was trading at 65,767.85, down by 17.79 points or 0.03 per cent over the last close, at 9.40 AM.

The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was marginally up 1.25 points or 0.01 per cent at 19,498.55. It moved between 19,499.55 and 19,421.60 in early trade.