Equity benchmark indices opened in the red on Friday with Sensex down by 227.95 points and Nifty down by 62.50 points.
At 9:21 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was down by 227.95 points or 0.53 per cent at 43,129.24 while the Nifty 50 was down by 62.50 points or 0.49 per cent at 12,628.30.