Sensex, Nifty fall for 2nd day on selling in oil, banking stocks
The Hindu
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower for a second day on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid disappointing earnings from IT majors TCS and Infosys.
Fall in index major Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank and fresh foreign fund outflows also dented sentiment.
Reversing its early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 183.74 points or 0.31% to settle at 59,727.01. During the day, it declined 331.45 points or 0.55% to a low of 59,579.30.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped 46.70 points or 0.26% to end at 17,660.15.
Among the Sensex firms, Power Grid, UltraTech Cement, Titan, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, ITC and HDFC Bank were the major laggards.
HCL Technologies, IndusInd Bank, Wipro, Nestle, Maruti, Larsen & Toubro and Asian Paints were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, Seoul and Hong Kong ended lower, while Japan Shanghai settled with gains.
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