BSE Sensex falls; banking, auto stocks struggle

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex fell on Wednesday, continuing to retreat from record highs hit at the start of the week, as investors booked profits in blue chips such as Tata Motors ahead of key inflation data.

Tata Motors Ltd provisionally fell 3.3 percent, while State Bank of India Ltd ended 2.54 percent lower.

The Sensex and the broader Nifty ended lower 0.39 percent each. Both indexes hit their respective record highs on Monday.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)