<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday dragged down by IT stocks after Wipro warned of a weak quarter ahead amid global uncertainties.</p><p>The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 362 points to 76,682.29 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went down by 129.75 points to 23,307.45.</p><p>From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were among the biggest laggards.</p>.Rupee rises 10 paise to 85.54 against US dollar in early trade.<p>ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and State Bank of India were the gainers.</p><p>Wipro on Wednesday reported a 25.9 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter to Rs 3,569.6 crore, but warned of a weak quarter ahead with up to 3.5 per cent expected drop in IT services revenue for Q1FY26, amid global uncertainties.</p><p>The stock of Wipro traded over 5 per cent lower.</p><p>In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi index, Tokyo's Nikkei 225, Shanghai SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were quoting higher.</p><p>US markets ended significantly lower on Wednesday.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,936.42 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.87 per cent USD 66.42 a barrel.</p><p>Defying a weak global market trend on Wednesday, the BSE Sensex climbed 309.40 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at a two-week high of 77,044.29 in a volatile session. The Nifty rallied 108.65 points or 0.47 per cent to 23,437.20.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday dragged down by IT stocks after Wipro warned of a weak quarter ahead amid global uncertainties.</p><p>The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 362 points to 76,682.29 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went down by 129.75 points to 23,307.45.</p><p>From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were among the biggest laggards.</p>.Rupee rises 10 paise to 85.54 against US dollar in early trade.<p>ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and State Bank of India were the gainers.</p><p>Wipro on Wednesday reported a 25.9 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter to Rs 3,569.6 crore, but warned of a weak quarter ahead with up to 3.5 per cent expected drop in IT services revenue for Q1FY26, amid global uncertainties.</p><p>The stock of Wipro traded over 5 per cent lower.</p><p>In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi index, Tokyo's Nikkei 225, Shanghai SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were quoting higher.</p><p>US markets ended significantly lower on Wednesday.</p><p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,936.42 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.87 per cent USD 66.42 a barrel.</p><p>Defying a weak global market trend on Wednesday, the BSE Sensex climbed 309.40 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at a two-week high of 77,044.29 in a volatile session. The Nifty rallied 108.65 points or 0.47 per cent to 23,437.20.</p>