Markets end lower amid volatile trading session

HDFC Bank, FMCG, auto and oil shares owere among the top losers on the Bombay Stock Exchange

Markets pared early gains to end lower for the fifth straight day, amid weak European cues, dragged by oil, auto and FMCG shares.

The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended down 115 points at 18,769, and the 50-share Nifty down 37 points at 5,657.