Domestic markets closed flat in negative for the second session straight on Tuesday. BSE benchmark Sensex slipped 78.22 points, or 0.12 per cent to 66,071.63, while broader NSE Nifty 50 fell 9.85 points, or 0.05 per cent to close at 19,664.70.
Smallcap indices outperformed key indices today, as Nifty Smallcap 50 jumped 0.72 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 100 rose 0.57 per cent, and Nifty Smallcap 250 rose 0.43 per cent. On the flip side, Nifty Midcap Select slipped 0.42 per cent, Nifty Midcap 50 fell 0.40 per cent, and Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.17 per cent.
Sectorally, Nifty Media slipped 0.86 per cent, Nifty PSU Bank fell 0.64 per cent, followed by Nifty IT at 0.54 per cent, Nifty Financial Services 25/50 at 0.44 per cent. Meanwhile, the FMCG index jumped 0.52 per cent, the auto index rose 0.35 per cent, and metal and realty indices climbed 0.31 per cent.
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ICICI Bank, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospital, Tata Consumers, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, Adani Ports, Axis Bank, SBI Life, and Wipro were the top drags today.
On the other hand, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Nestle India, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, Grasim, Britannia, Bajaj Finance, Divis Lab, and Mahindra & Mahindra were the top gaining stocks in today’s session.