NTPC, L&T, Bajaj twins, Tata Moters on positive note
BBN Bureau
Mumbai: Taking a cue from their Asian peers, Indian Equity markets are also moving at a slow pace on Tuesday, the first trading day of the week. The markets were closed for the Holi festival on Monday.
During the morning phase the S&P BSE Sensex index fell by 291 points at 72,541 points levels, while the Nifty50 was below 22,050, down 76 points.
Bajaj twins, L&T, Tata Motors, and NTPC were the top gainers on the Sensex, while Power Grid, Maruti Suzuki, Tech M, Wipro, Kotak Bank, and Reliance Industries were the top laggards.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices, which were earlier outperforming the benchmark indices, fell up to 0.16 per cent.
Among sectors, all but the Nifty Metal index were down in the red led by the Nifty Media index (down 0.78 per cent), and the Nifty Bank (0.4 per cent).
