<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 90 points in opening trade today on selling by foreign funds and retail investors, triggered by a weak trend in the Asian region.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share barometer fell by 90.36 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 20,423.49. The index had gained 15.60 points in the previous session.<br /><br />Stocks of IT, consumer durables, realty, capital goods and oil and gas sectors led the fall.<br /><br />Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty declined by 26.10 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 6,063.40.<br /><br />Brokers said trading sentiment dampened largely in line with a weak trend in the Asian region following another global sell-off caused by anxieties over emerging markets and further disappointing manufacturing data from China.<br /><br />In the Asian region, the Japan's Nikkei down 1.24 per cent in early trade today, while Hong Kong markets closed for public holiday.<br /><br />The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.94 per cent lower in Friday's trade.</p>
<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 90 points in opening trade today on selling by foreign funds and retail investors, triggered by a weak trend in the Asian region.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share barometer fell by 90.36 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 20,423.49. The index had gained 15.60 points in the previous session.<br /><br />Stocks of IT, consumer durables, realty, capital goods and oil and gas sectors led the fall.<br /><br />Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty declined by 26.10 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 6,063.40.<br /><br />Brokers said trading sentiment dampened largely in line with a weak trend in the Asian region following another global sell-off caused by anxieties over emerging markets and further disappointing manufacturing data from China.<br /><br />In the Asian region, the Japan's Nikkei down 1.24 per cent in early trade today, while Hong Kong markets closed for public holiday.<br /><br />The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.94 per cent lower in Friday's trade.</p>