Mumbai: The domestic benchmark indices settled lower for third day in a row in the Indian share market. The losses in the pharma shares weighed upon the equity indices. .
BSE Sensex dropped 59 points or 0.10% to close at 57,833. NSE Nifty moved 28 points or 0.16% lower to end at 17,276. NSE Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 0.91% and Nifty small-cap shares plunged 1.06%. 11 out of the 15 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange settled lower. The overall market breadth of BSE was negative as 1,170 shares advanced while 2,182 declined.
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The top gainers in the market were Coal India, SBI Life, Bajaj Auto, HDFC and Larsen and Toubro . The top losers in the market were ONGC, Divi’s Lab, Cipla, UltraTech Cement, , Infosys, Reliance Industries, Nestle India and Mahindra and Mahindra .
Meanwhile, foreign investors have sold a net $6.41 billion in Indian equities so far this year compared with net purchases of $5.82 billion in the same period last year.
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