Mumbai, Dec 3 - A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets fell
27 points Tuesday due to selling pressure in FMCG, auto and banking
stocks.

The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which
opened in the negative at 20,857.85 points, was trading at 20,870.61
points in the afternoon session, down 0.13 percent or 27.40 points from
its previous day close at 20,898.01 points.

The Sensex touched a low of 20,826.73 points and high of 20,927.05 points in the intra-day.

The wider 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange
(NSE) was trading 0.25 percent or 15.65 points down at 6,202.20 points.

There was selling pressure in FMCG, auto, banking and PSU stocks, while
some buying support was witnessed in metal, oil and gas, IT and power
sectors.

The BSE's FMCG index of the BSE was down 0.69 percent, the auto index
fell 0.50 percent, the banking index was down 0.35 percent and the PSU
index was trading 0.31 percent lower. (IANS)