Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) A day after the central bank hiked key policy rates much in line with market expectations, Indian equities opened slightly higher Friday but successively fell in the absence of any positive cues from the global or the domestic economy.
The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 18,251.18 points against the previous close at 18,149.87 points. Some 45 minutes into trading, the key index was ruling at 18,145.93 points, down 3.94 points, or 0.02 percent.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5439.40 points, with a fall of 7.25 points, or 0.13 percent.