BSE Sensex turns negative on earnings worry

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex shed early gains of 1.3 percent and slipped into the negative on Wednesday morning as concerns about quarterly earnings drove investors to pare their positions.

At 10:42 a.m., the 30-share BSE index was down 0.18 percent, or 18.20 points, at 10,317.25, with half of its components losing.

The 50-share NSE index was down 0.6 percent at 3,094.

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