Equity indices opened lower and traded with losses in the early trade. Asian markets were trading lower on Wednesday, mirroring losses seen among their peers on Wall Street, following an overnight surge. Buying was seen by both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic institutional investors (DIIs) worth Rs 374.89 crore and Rs 105.42 crore, respectively in the Indian markets on April 04. Crude oil is trading at $ 102 per barrel. The Rupee has depreciated this morning and is trading at 75.49 against the dollar. 

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Swan Energy Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 company, was the top gainer in the pre-opening session today.

The domestic markets took a breather after Monday’s surge and ended lower. After a flat start, the benchmark indices hovered in a range and ended around the day’s low, dragged by heavyweights and also, due to a lack of cues from other Asian markets, many of which were shut for a public holiday. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, plunged 2.14 per cent to 19.21 levels.

On Tuesday, the Indian markets ended lower after clocking two-month highs in the previous trading session, as investors booked profits in HDFC Bank and HDFC along with other heavyweights in the index.  

BSE Smallcap index outperformed broader markets gaining 1.37 per cent and closing at 29,582.49. 

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Dilip Buildcon, Swan Energy and Sunflag Iron witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Indices witnessed selling pressure in the last half hour of the trading session. Nifty fell about 80 points and closed at 17,957.40, down by 0.53 per cent while Sensex lost about 435 points at the end of the day.