Tuesday, September 12 2006 12:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex maintained its downwards trend on the Bombay Stock Exchange in early trade today by losing 48.47 points on sustained selling by funds.

The 30-share index, Sensex, which had plunged over 367 points in previous trading went down further by 48.47 points at 11502.22 in first five minutes of trade.

Similarly, the national stock index, Nifty, was quoted down by 18.70 points at 3347.45. The Nifty was 109 points lower in yesterday's trading.