Mumbai:
Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started the trading session in the red today as persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to restrain risk appetite even as Brent crude is steady near USD 89 a barrel. While the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 116.33 points or 0.14 per cent to start the session at 77,892.92, the Nifty opened with a fall of 22.55 points to 24,343.45. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 78,009.25 and the Nifty 50 at 24,366. Similarly, the broader indices traded in the red in the early trading session. While the BSE Midcap Select Index fell 60.11 points, the BSE Smallcap Select Index fell 0.17 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 9,087.10.
