Markets closed lower in the volatile trading session as investors opted to book profit in Bankex, Oil & Gas and FMCG sectors ahead of monthly derivatives contract expiring on this Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex ended lower by 63.97 points or 0.32% to 19,856.24. It had moved between 19,978.49 and 19,658.74 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty close down by 18.60 points or 0.32% at 5,873.85 after moving between 5,910.55 and 5,811.10 in the intra-day today.
Among the sectoral indices, Bankex, Oil & Gas and FMCG indices closed lower while Healthcare, Metal and Capital Goods indices closed higher. The broader markets closed mixed with Mid-caps index gaining by 0.10% while Small-caps index falling by 0.10% respectively.
Among the index gainers were, BHEL spurted up by 7.69%, Sun Pharmaceuticals surged up by 2.17%. Bharti Airtel, Cipla, Hero MotoCorp and Tata Motors gained between 2-1%. other notable gainers include Dr Reddys Lab, Hindalco Industries, L&T, ONGC, Sesa Goa and TCS.
Among the index losers were, Reliance Industries dropped by 2.93%, HDFC Bank slipped by 2.78%, ITC, Hindustan Unilever and HDFC fell between 2-1%.
The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.44/45 as compared to its yesterdays close of 62.75/76 per dollar. It had moved in the range of 62.31 to 62.88 in the trading session.
The overall market breadth ended negative with 1,254 shares declined while 1,055 shares advanced.
