The benchmark Sensex dropped over 98 points and the NSE Nifty slipped below the 8,600-mark in early session on Tuesday as participants kept their bets to a minimum tracking the Economic Survey due later in the day. Besides, weak global cues tempered mood.

The 30-share index was down 98.02 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 27,751.54, with IT, auto, technology, metal and PSU trading in the negative zone, falling by up to 0.92 per cent.

The gauge had lost 32.90 points in the previous session. The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 36.75 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 8,596.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com