MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex ended negative for a seventh consecutive session as infrastructure stocks such as Punj Lloyd slumped after data showed manufacturing activity shrank by the most in more than four years.
The HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, edged down to 50.1 in July from 50.3 in May.
Punj Lloyd
The BSE Sensex provisionally ended 0.2 percent lower, while the Nifty fell 0.25 percent.
(Reporting by Himank Sharma; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)
