The benchmark indices in Indian markets came under slight pressure in today's(18th December 2020) early trade after scaling fresh lifetime highs in their opening deals, with the Sensex hitting the 47,000 level for the first time ever.
The S&P BSE Sensex was down 100 points at 46,799, after hitting an intra-day high of 47,026. The broader Nifty50 index fell below the 13,750-mark. IT stocks lead the way for the gainers, with HCL Tech and Infosys (both up 2%) being the top gainers, followed by TCS and Tech Mahindra (both up 1%).
The Nifty sectoral indices were mixed, with the Nifty IT index, up 2 percent, leading the list of gainers.
In the broader markets, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were down 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.