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MARKET LIVE: Sensex down 300pts, Nifty holds 17,700; RIL, IT shares weigh

Stock market live updates: The broader markets, meanwhile, opened in green. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were up to 0.6 per cent higher.

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Stock updates: The key benchmark indices started Monday's session with cuts tracking Asian markets, which fell as China's factory inflation topped the higher end of estimates.

In early trades, the was down 300 points to 59,124, and the Nifty50 slipped 80 points to around 17,700.

Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro, HUL, Kotak Bank, HDFC twins, Reliance, Axis Bank and M&M were the top laggards on the Sensex, while SBI Life was the top loser.

On the flip side, NTPC, PowerGrid, Ultratech Cement, Sun Pharma, SBI, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, BPCL and Cipla were the top gainers across the bourses. 

The broader markets, meanwhile, opened in green. The MidCap and SmallCap indices were up to 0.6 per cent higher. 

IT, down 1 per cent led losses among sectoral indices. Bank, Financials, Auto and FMCG were the other losers. Meanwhile, Nifty Metals, Pharma, PSBs, and Oil & Gas indices were firm gainers. 

Among stocks, Ruchi Soya rose over 7 per cent after its board approved evaluating modes to enhance synergies with Patanjali Ayurved Ltd's food portfolio on an arm’s length basis. Further, the board gave its nod to change the company's name to Patanjali Foods Ltd. 

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