HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, down 1.39%.
Equity benchmark Sensex fell over 190 points in early trade on September 13, tracking losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid weak sentiment in Asian markets.
The 30-share Sensex was trading at 58,111.91, down 193.16 points or 0.33%. Similarly, Nifty fell 37.90 points or 0.22% to 17,331.35 in opening deals.
HCL Tech was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, falling 1.39%, followed by Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Nestle India, Axis Bank, Titan and IndusInd Bank.
On the other hand, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, ITC, Kotak Bank and Tata Steel were among the gainers.
In the previous session on September 9, the 30-share Sensex had closed 54.81 points or 0.09% higher at 58,305.07 – its all-time high. The NSE Nifty ended 15.75 points or 0.09% higher at 17,369.25.
Markets remained closed on September 10 on account of Ganesh Chaturthi.
In Asia, shares in Shanghai, Seoul and Hong Kong were trading on a negative note in mid-session deals. Tokyo also closed in the red.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital market as they bought shares worth ₹423.44 crore on September 9, as per provisional exchange data.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.62% to $73.37 a barrel.
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