The benchmark BSE Sensex fell by 85 points while NSE Nifty slumped below the 9,400-mark in early trade on Tuesday due to profit booking by investors. The 30-share barometer declined by 85.17 points, or 0.28%, to 30,485.80 points.

Shares of healthcare, power, realty, PSU, consumer durables, oil&gas and metal were trading in the negative zone, with losses of up to 2.40%. The key BSE index had gained 136.18 points in the last two sessions.

British police said that at least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in a blast at a music venue in the northern English city of Manchester, and said that they were treating it as a "terrorist incident".

"So far 19 people have been confirmed dead, with around 50 others injured. This is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise," Greater Manchester Police said in a tweet.

Shares of pharmaceutical companies were under pressure with as many as seven stocks from the BSE500 index such as Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma, Divi’s Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Indoco Remedies, Strides Shasun and Wockhardt hit their respective 52-week lows on the BSE in intra-day trade.

Besides these seven stocks, Coal India, Inox Wind, KPIT Technologies, Majesco, Reliance Communications (RCom), TV Today Network and Videocon Industries, total 14 stocks from the index trading at their 52-week lows on BSE.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday, filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Triple Talaq matter.

In its affidavit, AIMPLB said that it would issue an advisory requesting individuals who perform the nikah (marriage) to follow the following steps.

China today said there is no change in its stance on admission of non-NPT states into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), marring India s chances of entering the 48-member elite club at its crucial meeting next month.

China's support is crucial for India as new membership in the NSG is guided by the consensus principle. "China's position on the non-NPT members participation in the NSG has not changed,"

The Swedish premium carmaker Volvo Cars is aiming to double its marketshare in premium segment by 2020 from the current close to 5 percent share.

While the Indian premium market is still relatively small, it is forecast to grow rapidly in coming years. In 2016, Volvo sold over 1,400 cars in India, an increase of 24 per cent compared to 2015. Year-on-year sales growth in the first four months of 2017 amounted to more than 35 per cent.

Maruti Suzuki India's hatchback Swift dethroned sibling Alto as the best selling car model in April this year in the domestic market.

The company also maintained its tight grip on the Indian passenger vehicles market with seven of its models in the top 10 best selling models with the remaining three spots taken by rival Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL).

MUMBAI: The rupee strengthened by 15 paise to 64.49 per dollar in early trade on selling of the US dollar by banks and exporters. Stock markets opened on a firm note which supported the rupee in early trade, dealers said.

However, the US dollar's strength against major global currencies overseas capped the rupee's gain, they added. The rupee had closed with gains of 20 paise at 64.64 a dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on Friday.

Mumbai: Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd on Monday said it plans to invest directly or through its subsidiaries “in high-end electric powertrain technology as part of its plan for the future of mobility; and electrification of some of its existing and future products”.

The investments will also be utilised towards increasing the capacity for electric powertrains and electric vehicles, it said in a notification to the National Stock Exchange on Monday. The high-end electric powertrains will be used for the group’s future line-up of electric vehicles (EV).

Poised on the precipice, Mumbai Indians, powered by Mitchell Johnson’s stupendous bowling (three for 26) at the death, sneaked home to its third title in the Indian Premier League at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday night.

Rising Pune Supergiant, shepherded by skipper Steve Smith’s masterly 51, requiring 11 off the last over, fell a run short in what could be its last hurrah, unless the championship is expanded to 10 teams in the next season.

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