Mumbai, (IANS) : The key Indian equity indices on Monday were trading lower in the morning session.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading at 122.78 points or 0.40 per cent lower soon after opening.

The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 20.60 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 9,574.50 points.

The Sensex of the BSE, which opened at 30,944.38 points, was trading at 30,905.43 points (at 9.16 a.m.), lower by 122.78 points or 0.40 per cent from the previous day’s close at 31,028.21 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 30,944.38 points and a low of 30,869.90 points in the trade so far.