Sensex 317 points in red at 70,054, Nifty at 21,188
In Asia, meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei 225 was trading with a loss of 1% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.84%.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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In Asia, meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei 225 was trading with a loss of 1% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.84%.
In Asian markets, too, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading higher.
Among the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma and Titan were the biggest gainers.
In Asian markets, Tokyo and Hong Kong were quoting lower while Shanghai traded in the green.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 145.44 points to 65,094.10 in early trade. The NSE Nifty gained 45.05 points to 19,355.20.