BSE Sensex falters ITC hit by regulation worries

SENSEX-ITC-NIFTY-SHARES-INDIA-TCS:BSE Sensex falters ITC hit by regulation worries

 

Reuters Mareket Eye - The BSE Sensex falls 0.17 percent, while the 50-share Nifty loses 0.12 percent. ITC falls 2.2 percent on fears about regulatory action at home after Australia called on the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws that will ban logos on cigarette packs.

Shares in India's software exporters Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services fall after MSCI's decision to lower their weighting in the MSCI India index.

TCS falls 0.5 percent, while Infosys loses 0.4 percent.