Equity benchmark indices slipped into the negative zone during morning trade on Tuesday following subdues in Asian markets. Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with banking, pharma and metal trading in the green. But auto, FMCG, IT and realty were in the red.

At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was down 42 points at 37,049 while the Nifty 50 slipped 19 points to 11,129. Jet Airways slipped further to Rs 123.70 per share, down over 11 per cent, after its Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer Amit Agarwal resigned.