Thursday’s early trading saw a decrease in benchmark equity indexes due to ongoing withdrawals of foreign funds and inconsistent patterns from international markets.
The biggest laggards among the Sensex companies were Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, Infosys, and JSW Steel.
ICICI Bank, Maruti, Wipro, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Motors were a some of the winners.
Hong Kong quoted lower than other Asian markets, with Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai trading in positive territory.
On Wednesday, the US markets had a mixed finish.
The benchmark for world oil, Brent crude, increased 0.23 percent to USD 79.72 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded stocks worth Rs 84.55 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
On Wednesday, the BSE benchmark increased by 33.21 points, or 0.05 percent, to close at 64,975.61. The whole Nifty increased to 19,443.50, up 36.80 points, or 0.19 percent.