Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Tuesday following losses in index majors HDFC twins, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid a weak trend in Asian markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 52.94 points or 0.10 per cent to 52,275.57. The broader NSE Nifty declined 11.55 points or 0.07 per cent to 15,740.10.
Banking, finance and energy stocks succumbed to profit-booking, while robust buying in IT counters capped the downside for the bourses.
SBI was the top loser in the Sensex pack, slipping 1.21 per cent, followed by HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and UltraTech Cement. On the
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