New Delhi( thestates.news)| Equity benchmarks fell for the third day in a row on Tuesday, with the Sensex falling 375 points in early trade, tracking weak global markets as investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting. Foreign fund outflows have continued unabated, weighing on domestic equity markets. The 30-share BSE index was down 374.72 points at 52,471.98. The Nifty Index fell 100.15 points to 15,674.25. Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Titan, and HDFC were the Sensex pack’s major laggards in early trade. Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, NTPC, M&M, and Bajaj Finserv, on the other hand, were among the winners.
Markets in Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai were trading lower in mid-session deals elsewhere in Asia. On Monday, stock exchanges in the United States finished sharply lower. On Monday, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 1,456.74 points, or 2.68 per cent, to 52,846.70. The Sensex fell 427.40 points, or 2.64 per cent, to 15,774.40. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, fell 0.02 per cent to USD 122.24 per barrel. (H.S):
