Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Disappointing quarterly results, along with profit booking, pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the morning trade session on Tuesday.
According to market observers, heavy selling was witnessed in metal, oil and gas and banking stocks.
Around 10.20 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 10,297.55 points — down by 22 points or 0.19 per cent — from its previous close.
The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), which opened at 37,534.95 points, traded at 37,372.22 points — lower by 122.18 points or 0.33 per cent — from its previous session’s close of 37,494.40 points.
Sensex has so far touched a high of 37,534.95 points and a low of 37,372.18 points during the intra-day trade.
–IANS
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