New Delhi: The markets ended in deep red on account of profit booking seen at higher levels. Leading the downtrend were FMCG, metal and IT stocks.
Due to selling pressure in index pivotals, the Sensex closed down 143.21 points or 1.02 per cent at 13871.71, and the Nifty down 35.25 points or 0.88 per cent at 3988.8.
About 1515 shares have advanced, 1037 shares declined, and 50 shares are unchanged.
The BSE FMCG Index lost 2.3 per cent at 1,903.57. ITC, Shaw Wallace, Colgate, HLL, United Spirits closed in red.
The BSE Metal Index was down 2 per cent to close at 8,939.47. JindalStainless, Mah Seamless, Hind Zinc, SAIL, JSW Steel, Hindalco were among the losers.
The BSE Bankex was down 1 per cent at 7,070.75. Canara Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank moved downwards.
The BSE Health Care Index closed flat at 3,873.57. Sterling Bio, Orchid Chemical, Wockhardt, Cipla, Ipca Labs closed lower.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was flat at 9,221.60. Carborundum, KEC Infrastruct, Siemens, Aban Offshore, Gammon India ended lower.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,674.19 down 0.8 per cent. Hero Honda, Amtek Auto, Cummins, Sundram, Bharat Forge, Bajaj Auto were among the losers.
The BSE IT Index closed at 5,363.40 down 1.6 per cent. Satyam, Wipro, HCL Tech, Mphasis, TCS ended weak.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 6,019.16 up 0.3 per cent.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 8544.95 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 28153.45 crore.
The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4510.7 crore.
Total market wide turnover was at Rs 41209.1 crore.
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