Markets closed in the red amid profit taking in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and auto major Tata Motors. Further, IT majors continued to exhibit weakness amid profit taking after recent gains in the run up to the second quarter earnings.
At close, the Sensex was down 136 points or 0.6% at 20,729 and the Nifty closed lower by 24 points or 0.4% at 6,178 (provisonal).
At close, the Sensex was down 136 points or 0.6% at 20,729 and the Nifty closed lower by 24 points or 0.4% at 6,178 (provisonal).