Markets closed lower on worries over a probable US government shut down weighed on investor sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex ended lower by 347.50 points or 1.76% at 19,379.77. The CNX Nifty also closed lower by 97.90 points or 1.68% at 5,735.30.
Among the sectoral indices, Capital Goods, Bankex, Metal, PSU and Realty indices dropped between 3-2%, followed by Oil & Gas, Power, Auto and FMCG indices declining between 2-1%. Other notable sectoral loser were Consumer Durables and Healthcare. In the broader markets, both the indices Mid-cap and Small-cap declined by 0.28% and 0.56% respectively.
Among the index gainers, Hindustan Unilever gained by 1.06%. Sun Pharmaceuticals, Infosys, NTPC and Gail (India) were other notable gainers on the list.
Among the index lowers, Tata Steel slipped by 5.65%, followed by BHEL and ICICI Bank dropping by 4.58% and 4.15%. Coal India L&T, HDFC Bank, ITC, HDFC, ONGC, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel declining between 4-2%, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco Industres, SBI, Sesa Goa, Dr Reddys Lab and TCS also fell between 2-1% respectively. Maruti Suzuki, Tata Power, Jindal Steel, Cipla, Wipro and Bajaj Auto were other notable losers on the list.
The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.60/61 as compared to its previous close of 62.51/52 per dollar.
The overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,407 shares declining as compared to 877 shares advancing.
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