Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Eleven out of 19 sector gauges compiled by BSE were trading lower led by the S&P BSE Finance index’s 0.4 percent drop. On the other hand, the S&P BSE Realty index was top gainer, up 0.7 percent.
Indian equity benchmarks edged lower dragged by weakness in ICICI Bank, HDFC twins and Infosys.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.3 percent or 102 points to 37,396 and the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.28 percent or 31 points to 11,288.
The mid- and small-cap shares were muted in early trading as the S&P BSE MidCap index rose 0.17 percent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index was trading marginally lower. – Neal Bhai Reports