Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended with modest losses for second straight session. The market sentiment remained cautious as investor assessed the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision and continued concerns over US trade policies. Sensex dropped 166 points, or 0.21 per cent to close at 80 thousand 544. Nifty dipped 75 points, or 0.31 per cent to settle at 24 thousand 574. The broader market indices at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell more than the frontline indices. The Mid-Cap index lost one per cent, and the Small-Cap index slumped over 1.1 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, 18 out of 30 companies edged lower. Among the top laggards, Sun Pharma lost over 2.3 per cent, Tech Mahindra dropped around two per cent, and Bajaj Finance dipped more than 1.6 per cent. Among the top gainers, Asian Paints gained 2.2 per cent, Bharat Electronics advanced 0.8 per cent, and Trent climbed almost 0.8 per cent.
In Sectoral indices at the BSE, barring bankex, which managed to end with marginal gain, all other sectors ended in negative territory. In top losers, Focused IT as well as Healthcare, both dropped over 1.7 per cent each, IT dipped over 1.6 per cent and Realty declined more than one and half per cent.
