Sensex Today: Indian equity markets were staging a recovery on Friday afternoon, supported by buying in banking and metal counters after an early sell-off.

At 2:00 PM, the BSE Sensex was trading around 83,322, up 11 points or 0.01%, while the Nifty50 hovered at 25,481, down 28 points or 0.11%.

Adani Ports, ICICI Bank, BEL, Sun Pharma, M&M, Bajaj Finance, Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Tata Steel were among the key gainers helping the Sensex pare losses.

On the flip side, Bharti Airtel slumped 4% following a large block deal, while HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Tata Motors (PV), SBI, and Maruti Suzuki remained the major laggards.

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index edged up 0.03%, while the Nifty SmallCap index pared most of its losses, trading 0.4% lower.

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