Nifty Infra index nears 52-week low ahead of RBI monetary policy

Bharti Infratel, NBCC, NHPC, Suzlon Energy, BHEL, Siemens and Adani Power from the Nifty Infra index hitting their respective 52-week lows on the NSE today.

Shares of infrastructure companies were under pressure with Nifty Infra index falling nearly 2% on Tuesday, trading close to its 52-week low ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) second monetary policy review of 2018-19 on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

At 02:10 pm; Nifty Infra index, the largest loser among thematic indices, down 1.9% at 3,197, as compared to 0.66% decline in the Nifty 50 index. The infra index hit an intra-day low of 3,192, trading at its lowest level since September 28, 2017. The index is less than 1% away from its 52-week low of 3,167 touched