Domestic stock markets Sensex and Nifty registered a decline in early trading on Monday. BSE Sensex fell 125.96 points to 85,636.05 in early trade while NSE Nifty slipped 30.95 points to 26,297.60.
Among the 30 companies included in the Sensex, shares of HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and NTPC were the biggest losers. However, shares of Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel, Axis Bank and Reliance Industries remained on the rise.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 and China’s SSE Composite were in profit while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng recorded a slight decline. US markets closed on a positive note on Friday.
International standard Brent crude fell 0.08 percent to $ 60.70 per barrel. According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were buyers on Friday and bought shares worth a net Rs 289.80 crore. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also bought shares worth Rs 677.38 crore.
