Indian benchmark indices made a weak start on Friday amid global concerns regarding the trade deal situation.
The Sensex was trading down 16 points at 40,559, while the Nifty was down 13 at 11,955.
Sectorally, all indices were in the green except Nifty Bank and IT, the latter being the top underperforming sector.
Nifty Media led gains with Network18 Media trading higher by ~12%, extending Thursday's rally. Reports said that Sony was in talks with the Mukesh-Ambani led company to buy stake in the firm.
Zee Media and TV18 were also trading higher by ~4% in early trade.
NTPC, Sun Pharma, ITC, Nestle, ICICI Bank, and Coal India were the top gainers, while Zee Entertainment, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, and BPCL were the top losers.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee opened flat at 71.75/$ on Friday vs. Thursday's close of 71.76/$.
Oil prices fell from their two-month peak on Friday on uncertainty over the potential US-China trade deal.
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