Mumbai, Sep 2 - Depressed cues from Asian markets continued to impact Indian equities Wednesday with a key index trading on a dull note after having opened lower.

At 11.08 a.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened weak at 15,482.05 points, was at 15,517.14 points -- 34.05 points or 0.22 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too was trading in the negative terrain at 4,615.9 points, down 0.2 percent.

Broader market indices also gave up early morning gains, with the BSE midcap index trading 0.42 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index moving down 0.45 percent.

Of the 13 sectoral indices on the BSE, those for metal, banking and capital goods came under selling pressure, while those for FMCG and IT were gaining the most.

The market breadth was tilted towards the negative, with 959 stocks on the rise, compared to 1,289 on the decline, and 72 remaining unchanged.