Indian benchmark equity indices are opened with slight gains but soon slipped in red on Friday, amid mixed global cues and the persistent threat of escalation between India and Pakistan.

At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 79716.85 down by -84.58 points or by -0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24319.35 up by 72.65 points or by 0.3 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 80130.66 and intraday low of 79708.29 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24365.45 and intraday low of 24264.8

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3449.30,+1.41%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1487.70,+1.11%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1310.50,+0.68%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1596.55,+0.61%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2332.80,+0.32%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1161.25,-3.81%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1212.05,-2.00%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 9149.20,-1.60%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2082.30,-1.10%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2408.25,-1.09%), among others.

TECk index was at 17269.42 up by 75.88 points or by 0.44%. Persistent Systems Ltd. (Rs. 5234.05,+1.48%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3449.30,+1.41%), MphasiS Ltd. (Rs. 2498.40,+1.29%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1487.70,+1.11%), Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 7325.25,+0.99%),.

CGS index was at 62034.54 down by -768.08 points or by -1.22%. Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (Rs. 5595.80,-4.08%), Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 3498.60,-3.60%), Inox Wind Ltd. (Rs. 174.25,-3.46%), Carborundum Universal Ltd. (Rs. 1018.60,-2.93%), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (Rs. 361.00,-2.75%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3195 , shares advanced were 768 while 2279 shares declined and 148 were unchanged.