Mumbai The major share index Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday due to weakness in US markets and heavy selling in Infosys shares. During this period, the 30 -share BSE Sensex fell 346.23 points or 0.47 per cent to 73,768.94. Infosys shares broke around 3.5 percent. The NSE Nifty fell at 124.80 points or 0.56 per cent to 22,335.50.
The Sensex shares led to significant decline in IndusInd, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, Jomato, Bajaj Finserv, Ultratech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceuticals, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, NTPC and Titan were trading in the lead.
The Global Oil Index Brent crude was trading at $ 69.28 per barrel. According to the stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 485.41 crore on Monday. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 263.51 crore.
