Sensex fall 1 percent; Infosys down

Reuters Market Eye - The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell on Monday with shares in Infosys leading the fall on reports that some founders of the software services exporter were looking to sell shares worth $1.1 billion.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty were down 1.1 percent at1:39 p.m.

Shares in pharmaceutical and consumer companies were trading up.

ITC rose 1.1 percent while Sun Pharmaceutical Industries was up 0.3 percent.

Asian stocks eked out gains in the wake of stronger-than-expected U.S. employment numbers.

(Reporting by Indulal PM)