From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 11:00 AM IST

Indian equities markets stayed within a narrow range shortly after opening Tuesday.

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened at 13,929.84 points, just a bit above Monday's close at 13,913.22. After about half an hour of trading, the index was at 13,913.55, a marginal 0.33 points above its last close.

At the same time, the S and amp;P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange was at 4,230.55 points, 0.17 percent below its Monday's closing figure of 4,237.55.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)