Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Wednesday amid mixed global cues. Selling pressure in heavyweight stocks such as Bharat Electronics and Tata Motors (PV) offset gains in Hindustan Unilever and Infosys.

At 9:17 am, the BSE Sensex was down 24.32 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 84,648.7 after falling nearly 87 points in early trade. The NSE Nifty50 slipped 12.55 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 25,897.50, after briefly touching the day’s low of 25,856.20. Advertisement

Among Sensex constituents, Bharat Electronics (BEL) led the losers, sliding 1.35 per cent to Rs 415.15. Tata Motors (PV) declined 0.96 per cent, while Bajaj Finserv, Eternal, and NTPC slipped 0.53 per cent, 0.42 per cent, and 0.40 per cent, respectively.

Wall Street ended sharply lower overnight, with al

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