Sensex, Nifty Marginally Lower In Early Trade
(RTTNews) - Indian shares opened a tad lower on Monday as higher January inflation and strong consumer spending figures from the United States raised fresh concerns about the outlook for interest rates.
The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex was down 50 points, or 0.1 percent, at 59,413 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index was down 25 points, or 0.1 percent, at 17,441.
Among the prominent decliners, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, UPL, Infosys, Adani Enterprises and Bajaj Auto fell 2-4 percent.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone rose 2 percent after saying it has surpassed 300 metric million tones (MMT) of cargo handling in just 329 days.
Adani Green Energy fell 5 percent. S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the rating of the company's units at 'BB+' with a stable outlook and also removed the company from the under-criteria observation.
One 97 Communications rallied 3.3 percent on reports that China's Ant group and Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank are looking at reducing their holding in the fintech major.
Vodafone Idea edged down slightly after its shareholders approved the preferential issuance of up to Rs. 1,600 crore of optionally convertible debentures to vendor American Tower Corp.
Edelweiss Financial Services was little changed on receiving shareholder approval for the proposed demerger of its wealth management business.
Piramal Enterprises was marginally lower on fund raising reports.
Australian Market Swings To Modest Gains In Mid-market
Asian Markets Mixed Amid Caution Trades
Sensex, Nifty Seen Tad Higher At Open As IIP Growth Recovers
Thai Stock Market Tipped To Open In The Green
Japanese Market Notably Lower
Additional Support Predicted For Indonesia Shares
Australian Market Slightly Lower
