Sensex closes in red; Reliance, ONGC weigh

MUMBAI: Benchmarks ended lacklustre session in the negative terrain on Tuesday as traders booked profits at higher levels.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17,221.23, down 104.78 points or 0.60 per cent. The index touched a low of 17185.04 and high of 17457.26.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 5112.60, down 29.20 points or 0.57 per cent. The broader index hit a high of 5181.95 and low of 5102.65.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.08 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index gained 0.18 per cent.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index was down 1.83 per cent, BSE Capital Goods Index slipped 1.28 per cent and BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.85 per cent.

BSE Realty Index was up 0.69 per cent and BSE Metal Index moved 0.65 per cent higher.

Biggest Sensex losers were Mahindra & Mahindra (-3%), Reliance Communications (-2.94%), ONGC (-2.56%), Reliance Industries (-2.14%) and Grasim Industries (-1.82%).

Hindalco Industries (4.41%), Jaiprakash Associates (2.62%), Tata Consultancy Services (2.36%), Wipro (2.02%), Tata Steel (1.92%) and Maruti Suzuki (1.54%) were the gainers.

Market breadth on BSE turned negative with 1480 declines against 1306 advances.