Sensex down 300 pts, Nifty below 26,100; SmallCaps underperform; India VIX up 3%

Indian stocks were trading with losses on Monday amid lack of domestic market triggers.

At 11 AM, the BSE Sensex was at 85,409.04, lower by 303.33 points or 0.35 per cent, while the NSE Nifty50 was trading with a loss of 113.70 points or 0.43 per cent at 26,072.75 levels.

Bajaj Finance, BEL, NTPC, Asian Paints, Power Grid, Trent, Sun Pharma, and ICICI Bank were the top losers on the Sensex today. On the flipside, Eternal, Tech M, TCS, Tata Motors PV, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, and RIL were the top gainers.

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index slipped 0.39 per cent, but the Nifty SmallCap index dropped 0.77 per cent.

Among sectors, the Nifty Realty, PSU Bank, and Pharma indices were the top losers, down between 0.3 per cent and 0.5 per cent. On the upside, the Nifty IT added 0.5 per cent, followed by the Nifty Metal index (0.2 per cent).