BSE Sensex marks lowest close in over a week as India goes to polls

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex marked its lowest close in over a week on Monday, its third straight day of retreat from record highs hit last week, as blue chips such as ICICI Bank fell on caution sparked by the start of a five-week long elections.

ICICI Bank provisionally fell 1.78 percent while Maruti Suzuki India ended lower 1.1 percent.

The Sensex closed provisionally fell 0.1 percent, to its lowest close since March 28, while Nifty ended 0.01 percent higher.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)