Stock market highlights: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) has concluded where the chairman put forth his plans for Reliance Retail, Jio Financial Services, and Reliance Jio. At the bourses, shares of the company ended as the top large-cap laggards amid profit booking. While shares of RIL slipped 1.4 per cent, those of Jio Financial Services fell 0.97 per cent.
Losses in the shares also brought benchmark indices off highs. The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 64,997, up 110 points or 0.17 per cent, while the Nifty50 shut shop at 19,306, up 40 points.
The frontline indices had hit intraday highs of 65,213 and 19,367, respectively.
Meanwhile, in the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.6 per cent each.
Among sectors, the Nifty IT and FMCG indices were the only losers, falling 0.46 per cent and 0.23 per cent, respectively. On the upside, the Nifty Bank, Auto, Pharma, PSU Bank, and Realty indices added between 0.6 per cent and 0.9 per cent.