Mumbai, Nov 3 || Indian benchmark indices opened marginally lower on Monday, amid mixed global cues and the absence of strong domestic triggers, with broad-based selling across all sectors, except PSU banks.
As of 9.25 am, the Sensex was down 220 points, or 0.26 per cent at 83,718 and the Nifty was down 42 points, or 0.17 per cent at 25,679.
The broadcap indices outperformed benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.21 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 adding 0.63 per cent.
SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ONGC were among the major gainers in the Nifty Pack, while losers included Maruti Suzuki, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank and Titan Company.
Among sectoral indices, Nifty PSU Bank, the top gainer, added 1.76 per cent. Nifty Metal (up 0.52 per cent) and Nifty Media (up 0.39 per cent) were other major gainers. Nifty Consumer Durables was the major loser, down 0.83 per cent, while FMCG and IT lost 0.35 per cent and 0.33 per cent, respectively.