Mumbai Oct 1 (IANS) Decline in the global markets and heavy selling pressure on banking auto and finance stocks pulled the key Indian equity indices lower on Monday.
Market sentiments were subdued also due to a weakness in the Indian rupee and high crude oil prices. On Monday Brent crude oil was priced around $83 per barrel.
At 1.14 p.m the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 10 867.85 points lower by 62.60 points or 0.57 per cent from its previous close.
The S&P BSE Sensex which opened at 36 274.25 points traded at 36 104.76 points down 122.38 points or 0.34 per cent from its previous close of 36 227.14 points.
So far it has touched an intra-day high of 36 291.51 points and a low of 35 960.65.

--IANS rrb/mr