Mumbai: The domestic benchmark indices ended lower in the Indian stock market. Equity indices started on a higher note but gave up all of their gains in afternoon deals, dragged by automobile and financial stocks.
BSE Sensex slipped down 304 points or 0.53% to close at 57,685. NSE Nifty moved 70 points or 0.40% lower to settle at 17,246. Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.55% and small-cap shares shed 0.21% each. 8 out of the 15 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended lower. The overall market breadth of BSE was negative as 1,467 shares advanced and 1,927 declined.
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The top gainers in the market were Tata Steel, Dr Reddy’s, ITC, PowerGrid, NTPC, IndusInd Bank and Reliance Industries . The top losers in the market were Kotak Mahindra Bank ,HDFC, Maruti, HDFC Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra, Britannia, Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp and Sun Pharma.
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