The BSE Sensex continued to fall in mid-morning trade today due to persistent selling pressure in capital goods, realty, banking and power sectors.
The market may remain volatile this week ahead of the expiry of the futures & options October contract on coming Thursday, experts said.
The BSE 30-share index Sensex resumed slightly higher at 20,593.49 and hovered in a range of 20,606.68 and 20,531.28 before quoting at 20,545.83 (1030 hours).
It showed a loss of 24.45 points or 0.12 per cent from its last close.
The NSE 50-share barometer Nifty also moved down by 14.10 points or 0.23 per cent to 6,087.00 at 1030 hours.
Major losers were BHEL ((3.74 pct), Larsen (2.26 pct), SBI (1.38 pct), HDFC Bank (0.68 pct) and Tata Steel (0.61 pct).
However, car major Maruti Suzuki India jumped by 5.55 per cent on strong Q2 result.
Asian stocks were trading lower ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting.
Key benchmark indices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea shed 0.1 to 1.07 per cent.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 636.78 crore yesterday, as per provisional data from the stock exchanges.
