Sensex was up by 12.81 points at 41945.37 and the Nifty was down 3.10 points at 12352.40. About 1312 shares have advanced, 1192 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged. Bharti Infratel, IndusInd Bank, GAIL, BPCL and Vedanta were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddys Labs, Reliance Industries, HCL Technologies and Grasim Industries. Among sectors, bank and metal witnessed some selling, while pharma, auto, infra and energy indices ended higher.

Sensex was up by 12.81 points at 41945.37 and the Nifty was down 3.10 points at 12352.40. About 1312 shares have advanced, 1192 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged. Bharti Infratel, IndusInd Bank, GAIL, BPCL and Vedanta were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddys Labs, Reliance Industries, HCL Technologies and Grasim Industries. Among sectors, bank and metal witnessed some selling, while pharma, auto, infra and energy indices ended higher.