The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday started trading lower tracking muted global sentiment. At 9.45 am, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 267 points 62,900. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty was trading at 18,690, down 65 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Bajaj twins, M&M, HUL, Asian Paints, HDFC were trading in the red. On the upside, PowerGrid, Wipro, TechM, Tata Steel, Infosys, NTPC emerged early gainers.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices advanced 0.11 per cent and 0.25 per cent, respectively.
Among specific stocks, shares of HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC)) soared nearly 8 per cent.
Among sectors, all indices traded lower with Nifty Auto index quoting 0.6 per cent lower, followed by the Nifty Realty index (down 0.4 per cent), and FMCG and Banks stocks were also trading lower.
In the previous session on Monday, the S&P BSE Sensex settled at 63,168, down 216 points, while the NSE Nifty, after hitting an intra-day high of 18,881.45, ended at 18,755, down 71 points.
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