Reliance Industries led the pack on the NSE as well on Thursday morning. At 11.10 am it was trading at Rs 932.25. This represented a gain of 2.8 per cent on its overnight close at Rs 906.85.

BPCL flared up 1.76 per cent to trade at Rs 718.65. The share had closed the previous session at Rs 706.25.

DLF built up gains of 1.69 per cent at Rs 165.80. The share had finished yesterday’s session at Rs 163.05.

HDFC Bank traded up 1.67 per cent at Rs 1,076 as against Rs 1,058.35 previously.

Lupin spurted up 1.38 per cent at Rs 1,536.45. The share had closed the overnight session at Rs 1,515.50.

The markets traded in the red today after several successive sessions of notching up gains. Sentiment was hit by the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain the status quo on rates and as domestic investors booked profits. The Sensex fell over 150 points to the 29,400-level, while the Nifty fell more than 40 points to settle above the 8,850 level.

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