Equity indices opened in red on Friday with Sensex down by 698.60 points and Nifty down by 207 points.
The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 698.60 points or trading at 54404.08 and down by 1.27 per cent at 9.40 am.
Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 16291 at 9:40 am, down by 207 points or 1.25 per cent.
On the Sensex, all sectors other than the metal sector are trading with negative bias.
( With inputs from ANI )
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