Sensex ends in red; Maruti, Tata Steel down

MUMBAI: Market ended volatile session on a lower note as traders squared off positions ahead of October F&O series expiry.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 16282.79, down 70.61 points or 0.43 per cent. The index touched a low of 16144.17 and high of 16411.14.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 4830.50, down 16.20 points or 0.33 per cent. The broader index hit a low of 4784.10 and high of 4867.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.25 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.33 per cent lower.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Bankex declined 1.54 per cent, BSE Auto Index fell 1 per cent and BSE Power Index slipped 0.85 per cent.

BSE Realty Index moved 0.93 per cent higher and BSE Oil&gas Index was up 0.71 per cent.

Biggest Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel (3.39%), Wipro (3.29%), Reliance Industries (2.44%), Tata Motors (2.42%) and Larsen &Toubro (1.99%).

Losers were Maruti Suzuki (-4.38%), Tata Steel (-3.63%), HDFC (-3.44%), ICICI Bank (-3.4%) and HDFC Bank (-2.8%).

Market breadth on BSE remained negative with 1603 declines outnumbering 1076 advances.