Sensex sheds 71 points on weak Asian cues

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The gauge had lost 274.10 points in the previous session on Friday.

The National Stock Exchange Nifty too dropped by 22.15 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 8,327.20.

Laggards from the Sensex kitty included ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Hindustan Unilever, Lupin and Asian Paints, dragged down the benchmark.

Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.03 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.06 per cent in early deals. China’s Shanghai Composite index too fell 0.47 per cent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had ended 0.48 per cent higher in Friday’s trade.