<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Tuesday amid weak trends from Asian markets and fresh foreign fund outflows.</p><p>Investors also opted to book profits after the recent sharp rally in the markets.</p><p>The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 202.76 points to 72,069.18. The Nifty declined 42.9 points to 21,699.</p><p>Among the Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies and Larsen & Toubro were the major laggards.</p><p>Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and Power Grid were among the winners.</p><p>In Asian markets, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading lower.</p>.Rupee falls 11 paise to 83.32 against US dollar in early trade.<p>Asian, European and the US markets were closed on Monday for the New Year.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.65 per cent to $78.31 a barrel.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 855.80 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.</p><p>The BSE gauge eked out a modest gain of 31.68 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 72,271.94 after a muted beginning on Monday. The Nifty went up by 10.50 points or 0.05 per cent to 21,741.90.</p><p>In 2023, the BSE benchmark jumped 11,399.52 points or 18.73 per cent, and the Nifty climbed 3,626.1 points or 20 per cent.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Tuesday amid weak trends from Asian markets and fresh foreign fund outflows.</p><p>Investors also opted to book profits after the recent sharp rally in the markets.</p><p>The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 202.76 points to 72,069.18. The Nifty declined 42.9 points to 21,699.</p><p>Among the Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies and Larsen & Toubro were the major laggards.</p><p>Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and Power Grid were among the winners.</p><p>In Asian markets, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading lower.</p>.Rupee falls 11 paise to 83.32 against US dollar in early trade.<p>Asian, European and the US markets were closed on Monday for the New Year.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.65 per cent to $78.31 a barrel.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 855.80 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.</p><p>The BSE gauge eked out a modest gain of 31.68 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 72,271.94 after a muted beginning on Monday. The Nifty went up by 10.50 points or 0.05 per cent to 21,741.90.</p><p>In 2023, the BSE benchmark jumped 11,399.52 points or 18.73 per cent, and the Nifty climbed 3,626.1 points or 20 per cent.</p>