At 10.07 a.m., the 30-share BSE index Sensex was down 60.63 points or 0.21 per cent at 28,573.87 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was down 23.9 points or 0.27 per cent at 8,784.50.

It was a mixed bag for sectoral indices. Volatility was up 1.03 per cent up with the India Vix ruling at 15.0950.

Among BSE sectoral indices, realty index fell the most by 0.79 per cent, IT 0.54 per cent, TECk 0.47 per cent and banking 0.4 per cent. On the other hand, healthcare index was up 0.61 per cent, oil & gas 0.44 per cent, consumer durables 0.19 per cent and PSU 0.19 per cent.

Top five Sensex gainers were ONGC (+1.57%), Cipla (+1.39%), Maruti (+1.1%), Dr Reddy’s (+0.83%) and Asian Paints (+0.48%), while the major losers were Hero MotoCorp (-1.65%), Adani Ports (-1.32%), Infosys (-0.98%), Bajaj Auto (-0.85%) and Bharti Airtel (-0.85%).

A report by IFA Global said: “Asian stock markets are trading on a mixed note, with Hang Seng index trading lower by 151 points and Nikkei index is trading higher by 18 points ahead of subdued movement in major global indices. US stock markets closed on a flat note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 3 points and Nasdaq index closed lower by 9 points. US equities ended lower but almost flat following less triggers from the US. European stock markets closed in the green, with FTSE closing higher by 103 points and CAC closing higher by 61 points, European indices ended higher after consolidating in a narrow range in the past few sessions.”