Domestic shares were unchanged early on Wednesday with gains in financials offsetting losses in technology stocks, while a fresh round of Covid-19-related curbs across the nation kept investors cautious.
By 0346 GMT, the NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.03 per cent at 17,810.65, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.05 per cent to 59,885.44 points.
Financial services provider Bajaj Finance rose more than 2 per cent and was the top gainer on the Nifty 50 index.
Nifty's bank index extended gains to a fifth session, boosted by a near 6 per cent jump in AU Small Finance Bank after a strong quarterly update.
Top IT firms HCL Technologies and Infosys fell over 1 per cent each and capped gains on the benchmark index early on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, authorities in New Delhi and Bengaluru put in place weekend curfews as Covid-19 cases continued to spike.