Equity benchmarks continued to be lacklustre in afternoon trade but the broader markets underperformed with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices falling 0.4-0.7 percent.
Good & services tax (GST) rates are likely to be finalised today, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting agencies. According to reports, GST rate on tobacco may be fixed at 40 percent while panel may fix GST rate at 5 percent, 12 percent, 18 percent and 28 percent slabs.
