Stock Markets highlights on Friday, August 02: Benchmark equity indices - the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 - ended the week's last trading session in the negative territory amidst weak global cues. Sensex plunged 885.6 points or 1.08 per cent to 80,982, while Nifty50 gave up the 25,000 levels to settle at 24,717, down 293 points or 1.17 per cent.
42 out of the 50 constituent stocks on Nifty50 ended in the red. Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki India, and JSW Steel were the top laggards, falling up to 5 per cent. Divis Labs, HDFC Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, Sun Pharma, and Britannia Industries, on the other hand, were the top gainers on the index.
On the BSE, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, and Larsen & Toubro were the top losers, while HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, and Nestle India managed to settle with some gains.
Broader indices settled in the red, too, with the gauge for mid-cap shares being the worst hit.
Among the sectors, the Nifty Realty, Auto, IT, and Metal indices were the top losers, with losses in the range of 2-3 per cent. On the contrary, Pharma and Healthcare shares eke out to end with some gains.
 "Stock Market Highlights, August 2: Sensex plunges 886 pts, Nifty ends near 24,700; Auto, IT fall")
