Equity benchmarks were mixed in late morning trade, with the Nifty falling after hitting a record high on first day of November series.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 27.56 points at 33174.69 while the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 16.30 points to 10,327.50.
The market breadth remained positive as about 1,403 shares advanced against 888 declining shares on the BSE.
Bharti Airtel and Bharti Infratel plunged 4-6 percent.
