Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Monday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 318.75 points to 64,940.70 in morning trade. The Nifty declined 82.8 points to 19,442.75.
At 10:26 am, Sensex was trading 359.72 points lower at 64,907.40, whereas Nifty was trading 98.95 points down at 19,426.45.
Among the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Nestle, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asian Paints were the major laggards.
NTPC, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma and Power Grid were the gainers.
