Sensex snaps 3-day winning run, ends 770 pts down; Nifty tops 17,750

Among sectors, all the key indices ended in the red, led by the Nifty IT index (down 2 per cent) and the Nifty Realty index (down 1.7 per cent). Nifty Auto index was the only gainer, up 0.4 per cent.

Closing Bell

Benchmark indices snapped their 3-day winning streak and ended lower on Thursday, the day of weekly F&O expiry, as investors booked profit post a recent rally and tepid global cues. 

The S&P BSE Sensex index declined 770 points or 1.3 per cent to end at 58,788 level, while the NSE Nifty shut shop at 17,560, down 220 points. During the day, both the indices had touched a low of 58,654 and 17,511, respectively.

Housing mortgage lender HDFC was the biggest laggard today as it ended 3.5 per cent lower. Investors booked profit in the stock after it