NEW DELHI: The BSE Midcap index was trading 0.22 per cent down at 16,175 around 12:30 pm on Monday.The index was better off than benchmark Sensex which was 0.45 per cent down at 37,699.
The Nifty50 was 0.42 per cent down at 11,381 around that time.Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (up 6.42 per cent), United Breweries (up 6.31 per cent), Rajesh Exports (up 4.79 per cent), Nalco (up 3.79 per cent) and 3M India (up 2.35 per cent) were among the top gainers in the midcap index.However, Vakrangee (down 14.13 per cent), Sun TV Network (down 5.56 per cent), NBCC (India) (down 3.76 per cent), Alkem Laboratories (down 3.44 per cent) and Future Retail (down 3.30 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.Equity market was down, following Asian peers.
Bank and financial stocks were among the top drags.Among the 50 stocks in Nifty index, 21 were trading in the green, while 29 were in the red.
In the Sensex index, 15 stocks were advancing, while 16 were incurring losses.Vedanta, State Bank of India and YES Bank were leading among Sensex losers.