Indian equities slipped early; Nifty below 24,550 as IT, pharma fell, but PSU banks, oil & gas gained.

• Sensex fell 182.78 points; mid-caps dipped while small-caps rose; FPIs sold Rs 4,997 crore, DIIs bought Rs 10,864 crore.
• BSE profit surged 103.51% YoY; Titan’s Q1 profit jumped 52.6% on strong sales; Sun TV net profit declined 5.4% YoY.
• Asian markets mixed; Japan’s Topix hit a record; oil steady at $66.40; US markets closed mixed with Dow down 0.5%.