MUMBAI: The Indian equity markets opened lower early on Thursday weighed down by IT stocks.
As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 397 points, or 0.47 per cent, to reach 83, 836, and Nifty lost 111 points, or 0.43 per cent, to settle at 25, 842.
Main broad-cap indices posted stronger losses than benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.76 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 0.88 per cent.