Sensex drops over 100 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 18,100
The Hindu
Asian Paints was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3%
Equity benchmark Sensex opened on a choppy note on October 25 and dropped over 100 points tracking losses in index majors Infosys, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank, despite a largely positive trend in global markets.
The 30-share index opened on a positive note but soon pared the gains and was trading 114.93 points or 0.19% lower at 60,706.69 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty declined 58.55 points or 0.32% to 18,056.35.
Asian Paints was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3%, followed by IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank and Bajaj Auto.
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