Sensex, Nifty lower on Asia fall post-North Korea's nuclear test

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Equity benchmarks opened mildly lower on Monday, tracking weakness in Asian peers following North Korea's nuclear test over the weekend.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 56.56 points at 31,835.67 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 2.75 points to 9,971.65.

Aurobindo Pharma, Cipla, Hero Motocorp, Coal India and Tata Motors gained up to 1 percent, while IOC, Sun Pharma, BPCL, Asian Paints, M&M, percent while IOC, Sun Pharma, BPCL, Asian Paints, M&M, percent while IOC, Sun Pharma, BPCL, Asian Paints, M&M, Dr. Reddy's Labs and L&T were under pressure.

TVS Motor, Ashok Leyland, ITD Cementations, Titagarh Wagons, VA Tech Wabag, M&M Financial, NMDC, Reliance Capital, Cadila Healthcare and Glenmark Pharma gained up to 3 percent.