Domestic benchmark indices today ended with marginal losses. The Sensex declined 168 points to close at 81,467. Similarly, the Nifty fell 31 points to settle at 24,982.
At the National Stock Exchange, 69 companies hit their 52-week high, and 18 hit their 52-week low.
The broader market at Bombay Stock Exchange outperformed the benchmark indices. The MidCap and the SmallCap, both rose over one per cent.
In the Sensex index, 15 out of 30 companies ended higher.
In the top gainers, Tata Motors climbed over two per cent, SBI Bank rose 1.9 per cent, and Reliance added 1.8 per cent. Conversely, in the laggards, ITC declined more than three per cent, Nestle lost over two and a half per cent, and Hindustan Unilever fell more than one and a half per cent.
In Sectoral Indices at the BSE, 16 out of 20 sectors logged gains. In the top gainers, Realty rose 2.2 per cent, Healthcare gained over one and a half per cent while Power and Consumer discretionary, both added over one per cent. In the top laggards, FMCG declined 1.3 per cent, Energy slipped 0.7 per cent, and Oil and Gas lost 0.6 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was positive as shares of 2,705 companies advanced and 1,248 declined while 96 remained unchanged.
