Sensex, Nifty fall on profit taking

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell on Tuesday from their record highs hit in the previous session as investors preferred to book profits in recent outperformers such as Oil and Natural Gas Corp.

The Sensex provisionally closed 0.2 percent lower at 27,265.32, while the Nifty ended 0.27 percent down at 8,151.80.

ONGC closed 1.37 percent lower at 448.90 rupees.

(Reporting by Indulal PM; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)