Provisional: Nifty ends below 6,800

Markets succumbed to profit taking in private banking majors and index heavyweights RIL and ITC

Markets succumbed to profit taking in the second half of the trading session, amid growth concerns, with private banking majors and index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries leading the decline.

The 30-share Sensex ended down 211 points at 22,666 and the 50-share Nifty closed 62 points lower at 6,779.