Markets decline in early trade after 3 days of rally

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 216.73 points to 64,741.96. The Nifty slipped 63.05 points to 19,348.70. Among the Sensex firms, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints and Larsen & Toubro were the major laggards. Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance and Sun Pharma were the major gainers. The US markets ended with marginal gains on Monday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 549.37 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.

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