Indian shares tread water in early deals

MUMBAI, Nov 25 - Indian shares were little changed early on Wednesday on mixed global cues, and trading is expected to choppy ahead of expiry of derivatives contracts on Thursday.

At 9:56 a.m. , the 30-share BSE index <.BSESN> was down 0.02 percent at 17,128.47 points, with one-third of its components declining.

The 50-share NSE Index <.NSEI> was up 0.04 percent at 5,092.35. ((ami.shah@thomsonreuters.com; +91 22 6636 9246; Reuters Messaging: ami.shah.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com))