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Indian shares were a tad lower on Tuesday amid mixed global cues, as traders weighed the outlook for economic recovery and monetary policy against the threat posed by a fresh coronavirus<\/span> wave in the United States.<\/p>\n The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 105 points, or 0.2 percent, to 61,203 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index was down 56 points, or 0.3 percent, at 18,252.<\/p>\n UPL, Grasim, UltraTech, Eicher Motors and Maruti Suzuki India dropped 2-3 percent, while energy stocks such as ONGC, IOC and BPCL were up between half a percent and 1.2 percent after Brent oil prices hit their highest level in more than seven years on supply concerns. <\/p>\n Tech Mahindra was marginally higher after it acquired European IT firm Com Tec Co IT Ltd. for \u20ac310 million.<\/p>\n Tata Motors fell about 1 percent after announcing the launch of the Safari Dark Edition.<\/p>\n NTPC was little changed on news it will raise $750 million in foreign currency loans.<\/p>\n HFCL plunged 7 percent after reporting lower revenue and profit in the December quarter. <\/p>\n Prestige Estates jumped 5.6 percent after the property developer reported over two-fold jump in sales bookings at for the December quarter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n