Mumbai Oct 5 (IANS) The key domestic equity indices opened in the red on Friday as the S&P BSE Sensex dropped nearly 280 points and the NSE Nifty50 traded below the 10 600-mark.
Index-wise the Sensex opened at 35 097.99 points from its previous close of 35 169.16 points on Thursday.
At 9.20 a.m. it traded at 34 887.23 points down by 281.93 points or 0.80 per cent.
Similarly the Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 10 514.10 points after closing at 10 599.25 points. It traded at 10 530.45 points during the morning trade session down 68.80 points and 0.65 per cent.

--IANS ravi-rv/in