BSE Sensex falls; software exporters slump

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex fell on Tuesday led by declines in software exporters such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd on profit-taking after the recent run-up on better-than-expected quarterly results by peer Infosys Ltd.

Tata Consultancy Services provisionally fell 1.64 percent, while HCL Technologies ended 1.44 percent lower.

The Sensex provisionally fell 0.44 percent, while the Nifty ended down 0.47 percent after gaining for two consecutive sessions.

However, Infosys provisionally ended 0.73 percent higher.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Sunil Nair)