Sensex extends 2014 retreat to fifth day; IT stocks hit

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex fell on Tuesday, extending its weak start to the year to a fifth consecutive session, as software stocks including Infosys dropped on caution ahead of its October-December earnings results on Friday.

Infosys provisionally fell 1.7 percent, while Tata Consultancy Services ended 1.4 percent lower.

The Sensex provisionally fell 0.47 percent and the Nifty ended 0.5 percent lower, marking their lowest close in nearly three weeks.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)