BSE Sensex shrinks 74 points in early trade today as investors engaged in profit-booking in recent gainers during weak Asian cues.The 30-share indicator refused 73.70 points, or 0.27 %, to 27,701.18, with sectoral indices led by auto, capital goods, metal, healtchare and banking leading the fall.

NSE Nifty was trading lower by 13.70 points, or 0.16 %, at 8,561.60.

As per the brokers said, “apart from profit-booking in recent gainers, a weak trend in other Asian markets was mainly responsible for losses on the domestic bourses”

Japanese financial markets are closed today for a national holiday.