The Indian stock market opened in red on Tuesday with less than one per cent slump in the key indices, Sensex and Nifty. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex fell 350.76 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 52,495.94 points at 9.15 am The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange fell 100.10 points or 1.63 per cent to 15,674.30 points.
At 10.32 am, Sensex was trading 47.06 points higher at 52,893.76, whereas Nifty was trading 24.70 points up at 15,799.10.
Swanenergy, Auropharma, MRPL, Westlife, and Kalpatpowr were among the top gainers while Spicejet, Raymond, Asian Paints Respondind and Nilkamal were lagging behind during the opening hours of the Indian stock exchange.
Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking, finance, healthcare, and Information Technology stocks.
