Snapping a two-day winning streak, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, weighed down by weak global cues and diminishing expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in December.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 85231.92 down by -400.76 points or by -0.47 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26068.15 down by -124 points or by -0.47 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85609.4 and intraday low of 85187.84 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26179.2 and intraday low of 26052.2
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 846.55,+2.06%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 15983.50,+1.17%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3745.60,+0.80%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Rs. 362.25,+0.69%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 407.80,+0.57%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 168.00,-2.58%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1004.95,-2.29%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1608.30,-2.25%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2054.00,-2.01%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 302.05,-1.61%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20391.71 up by -6.73 points or by -0.03%. Cupid Ltd. (Rs. 336.85,+2.00%), HMA Agro Industries Ltd. (Rs. 32.00,+1.72%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 861.75,+1.57%), Mukka Proteins Ltd. (Rs. 24.70,+1.31%), Hindustan Foods Ltd. (Rs. 555.60,+1.05%),.
Metal index was at 33611.97 down by -809.5 points or by -2.35%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 133.80,-3.15%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 457.95,-3.01%), Jindal Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1038.20,-2.96%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 250.35,-2.89%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1136.45,-2.85%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4509 , shares advanced were 1353 while 2970 shares declined and 186 were unchanged.