The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell in early trade on Friday due to market volatility and mixed global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex began down 62.90 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 81,548.51. Similarly, the wider Nifty fell 64.1 points to 24,934.35, reported PTI. 

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank were laggards. Tata Steel, HCL Technologies, JSW Steel, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tata Motors, Titan, Tech Mahindra, and State Bank of India all increased their stock prices, the report stated.