The benchmark domestic equity indices ended with losses of around 0.7 percent weighed down by FMCG, IT, and auto sectors and weak global cues in a volatile trade today. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, dropped 625 points, or 0.76 per cent to close at 81,552. The National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 declined 175 points, or 0.7 per cent to settle at 24,826.
Meanwhile, the broader market indices at the BSE ended in positive territory. The Mid-Cap index added 0.18 per cent, and the Small-Cap index advanced almost 0.2 per cent. In the Sensex index, 25 out of 30 companies ended lower. In the top laggards, UltraTech Cement slid 2.2 per cent, ITC lost two per cent, and Tata Motors shed over 1.7 per cent. Among the top gainers, IndusInd Bank rose 2.6 per cent, SunPharma added more than 0.4 per cent, and Adani Ports as well as Nestle India, both advanced over 0.3 per cent each. In sectoral indices at the BSE, 15 out of 21 sectors edged down. In the top laggards, FMCG declined almost 0.8 per cent, IT slipped over 0.7 per cent and Focused IT, Auto and Energy, dipped over 0.6 percent each. Among the top gainers, Telecommunication jumped over 0.7 per cent, Industrials climbed over half per cent, and Capital Goods added over 0.4 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was negative as shares of 1,979 companies declined, shares of 1,957 companies advanced, while shares of 148 companies remained unchanged. At the National Stock Exchange, 42 companies hit their 52-week high, while 13 companies hit their 52-week low.
Meanwhile, the broader market indices at the BSE ended in positive territory. The Mid-Cap index added 0.18 per cent, and the Small-Cap index advanced almost 0.2 per cent. In the Sensex index, 25 out of 30 companies ended lower. In the top laggards, UltraTech Cement slid 2.2 per cent, ITC lost two per cent, and Tata Motors shed over 1.7 per cent. Among the top gainers, IndusInd Bank rose 2.6 per cent, SunPharma added more than 0.4 per cent, and Adani Ports as well as Nestle India, both advanced over 0.3 per cent each. In sectoral indices at the BSE, 15 out of 21 sectors edged down. In the top laggards, FMCG declined almost 0.8 per cent, IT slipped over 0.7 per cent and Focused IT, Auto and Energy, dipped over 0.6 percent each. Among the top gainers, Telecommunication jumped over 0.7 per cent, Industrials climbed over half per cent, and Capital Goods added over 0.4 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was negative as shares of 1,979 companies declined, shares of 1,957 companies advanced, while shares of 148 companies remained unchanged. At the National Stock Exchange, 42 companies hit their 52-week high, while 13 companies hit their 52-week low.
