Key Indian equity indices open lower

The key Indian equity indices on Monday was trading lower in the morning session.The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 144.84 points or 0.45 per cent lower soon after opening.

The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 49.10 points or 0.49 per cent lower at 9,915.30 points.

The Sensex of the BSE, which opened at 31,986.40A points, was trading at 31,777.60 points (at 9.20 a.m.), lower 144.84 points or 0.45 per cent from the previous day's close at 31,922.44 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 32,016.52 points and a low of 31,761.96 points in the trade so far.