Stock Market Highlights, Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 pared the early gains to settle in the negative territory on Tuesday.
The BSE Sensex shed 152.93 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 81,820.12. Similarly, Nifty50 ended at 25,057.35, down 70.60 points or 0.28 per cent.
Bears took the reins on the D-Street as 21 out of 30 constituent stocks of BSE Sensex ended in red, dragged by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and Tech Mahindra with losses extending up to 2.47 per cent. Conversely, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, and UltraTech Cement were among 9 stocks that ended in green with gains extending up to 1.95 per cent.
Notably, among the broader markets, smallcap stocks outperformed the benchmarks, with Nifty Smallcap 100 index ending higher by 1.11 per cent. Nifty Midcap 100, too, ended higher by 0.21 per cent.
Nifty Realty index outperformed all the other sectoral indices, ending higher by 2.05 per cent. FMCG, Consumer Durables, Bank Nifty, Media, and select healthcare stocks ended in green.
On the other hand, Financial Services, IT, Metal, PSU Bank, Auto, and OMC ended in red on Tuesday.
 "Market Close Highlights, Oct 15: Sensex sheds 153 pts; RIL falls 2%; Smallcap stocks outperform")
