Markets flat in early trade; Sensex inches towards regaining 34,000-mark

Markets flat in early trade; Sensex inches towards regaining 34,000-mark

NEW DELHI: Benchmark equity indices opened with losses on Tuesday morning before flattening, a day after Sensex recorded its biggest intra-day gain in two years.

30-share BSE Sensex opened with a loss of 99.72 points on 33,818.22. The broader Nifty too lost more than 30 points at opening. However, in the initial fifteen minutes of trading, both the indices pared some of their losses.

On Monday, buoyed by global cues and encouraging macroeconomic data closer home, the Street made hefty gains as Sensex surged by more than 600 points.

In Tuesday's early trading, the PSU bank sub-index had made a strong comeback gaining more than 2 per cent. The index had finished in the red even amid the buying spree yesterday.