On Sensex, Bharti Airtel, HUL, SBI, and TCS emerged as the gainers in the morning session. On the other hand, the laggards so far included Tata Steel, PowerGrid, NTPC, Zomato, and Reliance.

In the broader markets, the Nifty Microcap 250 index continued to dominate in red and plunged 1.94 per cent in the early trading hours. The VIX climbed 1.73 per cent in the session.

Indian equity markets traded range-bound in early trade on February 5. The Sensex slipped 34.84 points or 0.04 per cent to 78,548.97, while the Nifty edged up 29.65 points or 0.12 per cent to 23,768.90.

The turmoil in the Indian equity market shows no signs of relief, as it extended its losing streak to a sixth consecutive session, with small and midcap stocks bearing the brunt of the decline. The continuous selling pressure over the past two months has pushed the broader market into bear territory,

Dalal Street opened cautiously on Wednesday amid weak earnings, US trade policy concerns, and FII selling. Sensex dipped over 100 points, while Nifty fell below 23,050.

The Sensex extended losses for the second day, falling 213 points, while Nifty dipped below 23,650. Trent dropped 8%, and Lodha fell 5%, as investors awaited the RBI policy announcement. Catch all liv