Indian shares slip from record highs as IT firms drag ahead of earnings

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.15 per cent at 17,921.10, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.17 per cent to 60,033.69 on Tuesday morning.

Indian shares fell on Tuesday after hitting record highs in the previous session as IT stocks lost ground ahead of quarterly results, while weak global cues over inflation worries and an energy crunch also dampened sentiment.

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.15 per cent at 17,921.10, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.17 per cent to 60,033.69 by 0515 GMT. Both indexes had scaled record peaks in the previous session.