HCL Infosystems, Aban Offshore stocks hit by FTSE exclusion

Stocks of HCL Infosystems, Aban Offshore and Opto Circuits (India) Ltd fell after FTSE removed them from its Global Equity Index series. HCL Infosystems is down 5.16 per cent, Aban Offshore falls 3.74 per cent while Opto is trading 1.44 per cent lower. Other exclusions also fall with Core Education and Technologies trading 1.1 per cent lower, Gitanjali Gems Ltd down 0.66 per cent and Chennai Petroleum Corp down 0.44 per cent.