Indian equity benchmarks extended losses dragged by ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro and HDFC amid weak global cues.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.12 percent or 43 points to 34,906 and the NSE Nifty 50 index 0.18 percent declined 19 points to 10,614.
Fourteen out of 19 sector gauges compiled by BSE ended lower led by the S&P BSE Healthcare index’s 0.8 percent drop. On the other hand, the S&P BSE Power index was the top gainer, up 0.2 percent.
