Domestic stocks drifted lower in early trade tracking negative Asian stocks. At 9:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 29.84 points or 0.1% at 31,126.07. The Nifty 50 index was down 19.80 points or 0.21% at 9,598.35.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.03%. The fall in this index was lower than Sensex's decline in percentage terms. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.11%, outperforming the Sensex.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 823 shares rose and 686 shares fell. A total of 68 shares were unchanged.
Overseas, Asian shares were trading lower as risk sentiment was hit by fear of more US political turmoil after media report indicated that US President Donald Trump is being investigated by a special counsel for possible obstruction of justice. Investigators are investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. Trump's legal team denounced the report.
In US, the Dow industrials closed at a record for a second straight session yesterday, 14 June 2017 but other benchmarks finished lower as the Federal Reserve hiked the fed-funds futures rate.
The Federal Reserve hiked the fed-funds rate by a quarter-point to between 1% and 1.25% as expected after its two-day policy meeting yesterday, 14 June 2017 and indicated that it would reduce its $4.5 trillion balance sheet this year. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the process could start relatively soon, while projections of Federal Reserve Board members also showed they expect one more rate hike by the end of year.
Back home, GAIL (India) (down 1.64%), Coal India (down 1.2%) and Asian Paints (down 1.19%) edged lower from the Sensex pack.
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