From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Consultancy Services were among the laggards.

Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Eternal, Nestle, Sun Pharma and Maruti were among the gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were trading in the negative territory.