Indian stock market opens lower, Nifty below 22,900

The Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Thursday amid mixed global cues, as selling was seen in the auto, pharma and FMCG sectors in the early trade. At around 9.37 am, Sensex was trading 219.70 points or 0.29% down at 75,719.48 while the Nifty declined 45.75 points or 0.20% at 22,887.15.