Sensex slips 314pts, Nifty ends below 17,900; RIL drops 2%, pvt banks fall

Maruti and Asian Paints were the top gainers among the Sensex 30 stocks, up 2.3 per cent each

Closing Bell

After moving in a tight range for most part of the trading day, the key benchmark indices ended near the day's low for the second straight trading session.

The BSE Sensex dropped to a low of 59,945, and ended 314 points lower at 60,008. The NSE Nifty was down 100 points at 17,899.

For the second straight day, Reliance Industries accounted for almost 50 per cent of the Sensex loss. The stock ended 2 per cent lower at Rs 2,462. Axis Bank and Kotak Bank were also down around 2 per cent each.

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