The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended in the red on profit booking in the fag-end of the session, tracking weak global cues.
The Sensex closed at 80,157.88, down 207 points, or 0.26 per cent, while the Nifty 50 ended the day with a loss of 45 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 24,579.60. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices outperformed, rising 0.27 per cent and 0.64 per cent, respectively.
Heavyweights ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the top drags on the Nifty index, while Reliance, NTPC, Power Grid and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) offered the strongest support.
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