The government on Thursday prohibited exports of broken rice and imposed a 20% levy on shipments of unmilled and husked brown varieties, according to release.

Wednesday is the record date for dividend by Data Patterns (India) (Rs 3.5 per share), Ion Exchange (Rs 10 per share), RSWM (Rs 25 per share, Gujarat Themis Biosyn (Rs 4 per share), SNL Bearings (Rs 6.5 per share) and IL&FS Investment Managers (Re 0.4 per share) among others. The stocks went ex-dividend on Monday

In the Nifty50 index, 13 stocks were trading in the green, while 37 stocks were in the red.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.68 per cent down at 27947.85.

In the Nifty 50 index, 16 stocks were trading in the green, while 34 stocks were trading in the red.

Ratnamani Metal, Orient Bell, Global Education, Kohinoor Foods and Axita Cotton, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 11:00AM.

Bajaj Auto, Cipla, ONGC, Tata Consumer and Tech Mahindra were among the top losers on NSE.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.07 per cent down at 11842.55.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.55 per cent up at 33453.0.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.16 per cent down at 12191.45.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.64 per cent down at 12136.7.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 1.02 per cent down at 382.55.

In the Nifty pack, 16 stocks were trading in the green, while 33 stocks were trading in the red.

In the Nifty 50 index, 13 stocks were trading in the green, while 36 stocks were trading in the red.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.71 per cent down at 33569.9.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.97 per cent down at 12103.6.

In the Nifty50 index, 12 stocks were trading in the green, while 38 stocks were in the red.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.7 per cent up at 11767.6.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.42 per cent up at 12178.4.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.27 per cent up at 383.2.

The Nifty Auto index closed 1.97 per cent up at 11583.25.

In the Nifty50 index, 41 stocks were trading in the green, while 9 stocks were in the red.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.43 per cent up at 383.8.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 1.49 per cent up at 33627.75.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.54 per cent down at 27875.35.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 1.42 per cent up at 11520.45.

In the Nifty pack, 42 stocks were trading in the green, while 8 stocks were trading in the red.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.46 per cent up at 12182.65.

Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said while the overall market set-up continues to remain ‘sell on the rise, intermittent bouts of relief rally cant be ruled out. “Hence we suggest traders to remain cautious of sharp volatility and carry light positions going forward," he said.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.58 per cent up at 12127.2.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.88 per cent up at 33135.0.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.66 per cent up at 382.15.

In the Nifty pack, 47 stocks were trading in the green, while 3 stocks were trading in the red.

Titan Company, Power Grid, Britannia, Apollo Hospital and ITC were among the top losers on NSE.

In the Nifty50 index, 47 stocks were trading in the green, while 3 stocks were in the red.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 1.61 per cent up at 381.95.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 1.24 per cent up at 12087.65.

In the Nifty 50 index, 47 stocks were trading in the green, while 3 stocks were trading in the red.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.85 per cent down at 10881.4.

The Nifty Realty index closed 2.19 per cent down at 375.9.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.32 per cent down at 11939.05.

The Nifty IT index closed 1.16 per cent down at 27488.4.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.52 per cent down at 10916.7.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.37 per cent down at 27708.15.

In the Nifty pack, 6 stocks were trading in the green, while 44 stocks were trading in the red.

In the Nifty50 index, 6 stocks were trading in the green, while 44 stocks were in the red.