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Markets listless, PSU scrips leading

By IANS,

Mumbai : Indian equities markets were trading dull in the last trading session of the week, with no major buying happening among frontline stocks or broader markets.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,523.47 points, was ruling at 17,531.01 points, 21.68 points or 0.12 percent up from its previous close at 17,509.33 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,256.3 points, up 0.09 percent from its previous close at 5,251.4 points.

Broader markets indices were in the positive, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.34 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index 0.65 percent up.

Other major Asian markets too closed the day on a negative note, while ttrading was slow at European bourses.