The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell by nearly 117 points in early trade on fresh selling by retail investors and foreign funds triggered by weak global cues.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell by nearly 117 points in early trade on fresh selling by retail investors and foreign funds triggered by weak global cues.
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The Sensex moved down by 116.86 points or 0.68 per cent to 17,110.82 points in early trade. The 30-share index had gained 244.54 points in previous trade. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 38 points to 5,109.95.
Brokers said weak trends on the Asian markets after overnight losses on the US stock markets triggered the selling by foreign funds. Profit-taking by retail investors also dampened the trading sentiment.
Heavy-weight Reliance Industries fell 0.51 per cent to Rs 1,074.75 on profit-taking after Tuesday's strong rally, while Reliance Infra shed 0.45 per cent to Rs 1,066.55. Among other major losers, Infosys dipped by 0.54 per cent to Rs 2,427, Wipro by 0.52 per cent to Rs 644.25, Sterlite by 1.73 per cent to Rs 848, Tata Steel by 1.57 per cent to Rs 559.60 and Maruti Suzuki by 0.26 per cent to Rs 1,565.
State Bank of India was down 0.25 per cent at Rs 2,301.40, ICICI Bank by 0.92 per cent at Rs 864 and HDFC Bank by 0.21 per cent at Rs 1,826.
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