The NSE Nifty was listless since morning trade despite weak global cues. The Indian rupee has touched a 7-week low today as against the US dollar on weak euro and dollar demand from oil companies. It fell by 1.25 percent or 67 paise to 54.48 against the US dollar. The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 20 points to 18,735.54 and the 50-share NSE Nifty declined 1.75 points to 5,695.95. Aluminium major Hindalco Industries and two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto topped the selling list, losing 2.6 percent and 2 percent, respectively. Shares of Reliance Industries, Infosys, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India were down 0.2-0.5 percent. Utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra and telecom operator Bharti Airtel fell 0.8 percent each. Among Tata pack, Tata Power, Tata Motors and Tata Steel declined 0.5-1 percent. Cigarette major ITC and drug producer Dr Reddy's Labs rose nearly 1.5 percent. Shares of Cipla and BHEL gained 0.8 percent each while private sector lender HDFC Bank went up 0.4 percent. Declining shares outnumbered advancing by a ratio of 777 to 645 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. European markets like France's CAC, Germany's DAX and Britain's FTSE plummeted 0.6-0.8 percent ahead of Tuesday's US Presidential election.

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