HDFC twins, Reliance Industries drag Sensex; Sun Pharma gains 1%
HDFC twins, Reliance Industries drag Sensex; Sun Pharma gains 1% Indices opened flat and it slipped later on in the morning session tracking weakness in Asian peers and a surge in crude oil prices. Equity benchmark indices opened flat and slipped later in the morning session tracking weakness in Asian peers and a surge in crude oil prices. Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in HDFC twins, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank, M & Mand NTPC. The Sensex slipped 133 points at 36,108, and the Nifty is down 29 points at 10,855. About 800 shares have advanced, while 707 shares declined, and 534 shares remained unchanged. The BSE MidCap and BSE SmallCap Indices rose over 0.25% each. Shares of Sun Pharma gained 1% on the BSE as the pharma company held a conference call on Monday after market hours over the recent broker report that raised several corporate governance issues. There was also a news that the SEBI is planning to reopen the insider trading probe pert