NEW DELHI: In line with benchmark Sensex, the BSE Midcap index was trading in the negative territory during Tuesday's trade.

Around 11 am, the midcap index was 0.53 per cent down at 15,887, while the Sensex was 0.46 per cent down at 35,384. The Nifty50 was 0.53 per cent down at 10,742.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (down 2.95 per cent), GRUH Finance (down 2.69 per cent), Tata Global Beverages (down 2.62 per cent), Oracle Financial Services Software (down 2.25 per cent) and Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (down 2.25 per cent) were among the top losers in the midcap index.

On the other hand, Vakrangee (up 4.97 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (up 2.34 per cent), Blue Dart Express (up 2.23 per cent), TI Financial Holdings (up 2.17 per cent) and Housing and Urban Development Corporation (up 2.02 per cent) were among the top gainers in the index.

Equity markets were in the negative territory, tracking weakness in global stocks as the trade conflict between the US and China intensified.

In the Sensex index, only 9 stocks were advancing, while 22 were declining in trade.

Vedanta, Infosys and Adani Ports were among the top losers in the Sensex kitty of stocks.