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There was caution in light of futures and options (F&O)
expiry for December due today.
The 30-share BSE index was steady, up 0.01 per cent, at
33,914.72 at 1119 hours.
The 50-share Nifty slipped to 10,496.35, from above
10,500, but still up 0.05 per cent.
The big gainer was HUL, up 1.33 per cent, along with Tata
Steel and Coal India.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net bought shares
worth Rs 172.32 crore yesterday while domestic institutional
investors (DIIs) sold equities to the tune of Rs 206.68 crore.
Asian markets were trading higher following a rally in
oil and copper prices this week. Trade was thin ahead of the
long New Year weekend.
US stocks eked out a positive close yesterday.
This is published unedited from the PTI feed.