Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty traded marginally lower in early trade on Friday morning.
The BSE barometer was trading at 65,767.85, down by 17.79 points or 0.03 per cent over the last close, at 9.40 AM.
At 10:27 am, Sensex was trading 69.08 points lower at 65,716.56, whereas Nifty was trading 21.60 points down at 19,475.70.
Among Sensex stocks, Nestle, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Kotak bank, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Infosys and Tech Mahindra declined due to profit-taking after a record rally.
Titan, M&M, Maruti, Reliance, Sun Pharma, NTPC and Tata Steel were among major gainers, providing support to the benchmark index.
