Speculators trimmed positions in mentha futures, triggered by muted demand.
The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.22 per cent down at 229.75 around 12:49 pm.
The Nikkei rose 1.0 per cent to 21,602.69, the highest close since December 13.
The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.30 per cent up at 8911.35 around 12:41 pm.
The Nifty IT index was trading 0.21 per cent up at 15,764.45 around 12:31 pm.
The payment of interim dividend shall be made on or before March 31 to all eligible shareholders.
Our economic growth no longer seems to feed into stock market performance, says Mukherjee
Gold prices hit a two-week low on Friday as the dollar recouped losses on upbeat the US economic data.
Many of the cash-rich PSU stocks that are part of Bharat 22 are high dividend yield companies.
The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.93 per cent up at 27,039.35 around 12:15 pm.
Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty was trading 52.90 points up at 10,845.40 on Friday while the BSE Sensex was trading 152 points up at 36,019.44.
SAIL is a 'Buy' call with a target price of Rs 56 and a stop loss of Rs 50.
According to Bloomberg data, about 7.88 crore shares or 7.9 per cent equity of the company changed hands in 35 block deals on BSE.
India's cabinet approved a plan to spend up to Rs 1,054 crore to pay interest on loans to the sugar industry.
The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.29 per cent up at 8379.40 around 11:23 am.
The weighting of Chinese stocks in the MSCI EM Index will jump to 3.3%, from roughly 0.7%.
In the Nifty pack, 38 stocks were trading in the green, while 11 stocks were in the red.
Range-bound scenario likely to continue unless the news flow deteriorates significantly, says Bansal.
Goyal has also agreed to reduce his 51 per cent stake in the airline, said a source.
A little-known stock in 2009, this company became the market’s darling during 2012-13.
The Nifty 50 index was trading 51 points up at 10,843.50.
The NSE Nifty index was trading 62.05 points up at 10,854.55 while the BSE Sensex was up 203.28 points at 36,070.72 around 10:46 am.
After a long time, cement manufacturers have not only been able to increase prices.
This brings a major part of early start-up funding under market regulator Sebi’s purview.
The raised fund will help company pare its debt, but is not enough for its capex plans.