The CNX Nifty opened at 5,845.95; about 5 points lower as compared to its previous closing of 5,851.20, and has touched a high and a low of 5,863.80 and 5,791.75 respectively.
The index is currently trading at 5,797.95, down by 53.25 points or 0.91%. There were 4 stocks advancing against 45 declines and one stock remains unchanged on the index.
The only gainers of the Nifty were Maruti Suzuki up by 0.69%, Asian Paints up by 0.37%, Hindustan Unilever up by 0.28% and Hero MotoCorp up by 0.15%.
On the flip side, Axis Bank down by 3.26%, Bajaj-Auto down by 2.61%, HDFC Bank down by 2.50%, Bharti Airtel down by 2.30% and Tata Motors down by 2.16%, were the major losers on the index.
Most of the Asian equity indices were trading in the red; Hang Seng declined 161.15 points or 0.71% to 22,395.50, Jakarta Composite tumbled 66.37 points or 1.37% to 4,769.07, KLSE Composite dipped 3.49 points or 0.21% to 1,642.73, Straits Times slipped 8.41 points or 0.26% to 3,280.11, KOSPI Composite dropped 15.17 points or 0.76% to 1,984.56 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 22.05 points or 0.28% to 7,973.46.
On the other hand, Shanghai Composite rose 3.15 points or 0.14% to 2,267.12 and Nikkei 225 was up by 72.30 points or 0.59% to 12,311.96.