Fairness benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty stayed on the again foot for the second straight session on Monday as buyers offloaded auto, utility and commodity shares amid recent international fund outflows.
In a risky commerce, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 139.58 factors or 0.21 per cent to settle at 65,655.15. Through the day, it fell 246.93 factors or 0.37 per cent to 65,547.80.
The Nifty slipped 37.80 factors or 0.19 per cent to 19,694.
Among the many Sensex corporations, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors and JSW Metal had been the foremost laggards.
Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HCL Applied sciences, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Providers and Maruti had been among the many gainers.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled within the inexperienced, whereas Tokyo ended decrease.
European markets had been buying and selling on a combined observe. The US markets ended with marginal beneficial properties on Friday.
World oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.74 per cent to $81.21 a barrel.
International Institutional Buyers (FIIs) offloaded equities price Rs 477.76 crore on Friday, based on alternate information.
The BSE benchmark declined 187.75 factors or 0.28 per cent to settle at 65,794.73 on Friday. The Nifty slipped 33.40 factors or 0.17 per cent to 19,731.80.
