Mumbai, Nov 17: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was commerce flat within the morning trade session Mon – down 67.26 points or 0.24 p.c p.c as bank stocks plunged.

Healthy shopping for was discovered in automobile, client sturdy and power stocks, however, metal, health care and information technology (IT) stocks fell.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay stock exchange (BSE), that opened at 28,018.68 points, was mercantilism at 27,979.40 points (at 10.25 a.m.), down 67.26 points or 0.24 p.c from its previous day’s shut at 28,046.66 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 28,052.27 points and a low of 27,967.01 points within the trade to date.

The S&P bank index lost 90.87 points, metal index affected down 71.16 points, health care index fell 67.71 points and IT index inched lower by 54.70 points. However, automobile index gained 155.55 points, client sturdy index was up 32.55 points and power index rose by 15.26 points.

The wider 50-scrip nifty of the National stock exchange (NSE) was additionally mercantilism within the negative territory. it had been down 22.80 points or 0.27 p.c at 8,367.10 points.