Given the shortened trading week, coupled with the monthly derivatives expiry and upcoming global economic data, analyst advised investors to adopt a cautious wait-and-watch stance in the near term.
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Share Market Live Updates: Heavyweights like Reliance Industries, Maruti, NTPC, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and Larsen & Toubro were the major gainers in from the Sensex basket. Infosys, Wipro, IndusInd Bank and Nestle were among the laggards.
Indices extended losses weighed by financial services, IT, and automobile stocks. Iinvestors also turned cautious ahead of domestic and US inflation reports due on March 12.