RTRS: India shares fall 1.5 pct after attacks, seesaw
BANGALORE (Reuters) - India's main share index opened down 1.5 percent on Friday and seesawed in early trade, after coordinated militant attacks on India's financial capital of Mumbai that killed more than 100 people.
Financial markets were shut on Thursday after the attacks.
Shares in Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHTL.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) fell 12.9 percent to 42.20 rupees and EIH Ltd (EIHO.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) was down 8.5 percent at 85 rupees after their main hotels -- Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi-Trident were hit by the attacks.
At 9:59 a.m. (0429 GMT), the 30-share BSE index .BSESN was down 0.24 percent, or 21.64 points, at 9,005.08, after having risen as much as 0.6 percent earlier following a weak start.
The 50-issue NSE index .NSEI fell 0.25 percent to 2,745.45 points.
(Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee & Ami Shah; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan))
