Indian benchmark equity indices opened lower on Wednesday after a rise in October retail inflation reduced expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) next month. This, coupled with weak earnings and ongoing foreign outflows,

Wednesday was another day of fall for benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty as US 10-year bond yields spiked and dollar hit four-month high against a basket of major currencies, ahead of US CPI inflation data later in the day.

The S&P BSE Sensex was down 76.81 points to 78,598.37, while the NSE Nifty50 lost 75 points to 23,808.45. Experts suggest that safety is sectors like banking, pharma and IT where growth prospects are good.

Indian equity markets rose on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex and Nifty50 gaining ground after a cautious start to the week. Strong investor interest in

Wall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S. inflation data due this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.

Sun Pharma, Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys, and ONGC were among the top gainers on the Nifty index. Britannia Industries, HDFC Bank, NTPC, and Tata Motors were among the top losers.