New Delhi:
Indian equity benchmarks on Monday traded lower in opening deals, moving in tandem with their global peers. Global share markets wavered today over recession worries.
The domestic indices fluctuated between gains and losses in volatile trade during early trade.
Trends on the Nifty Futures on Singapore Exchange (SGX Nifty) indicated a gap-down start for the domestic indices.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 102 points or 0.20 per cent to 52,805 in the early session, while the broader NSE Nifty moved 47 points or 0.30 per cent lower to trade at 15,705.
However, mid- and small-cap shares were trading slightly positive today as Nifty Midcap 100 edged 0.15 per cent higher and small-cap rose 0.48 per cent.