 "Sensex down 400 pts; Nifty tests 18,250; realty, FMCGs crack; PSBs shine")
Closing Bell:
The markets ended Wednesday's trading session with notable losses on account of profit-taking in metals, energy, capital goods and consumer-related stocks like FMCG, durables and discretionary goods & services. Midcap and Smallcap stocks bore the brunt of the selling pressure during the course of the day.
The BSE benchmark index touched a high of 61,880 in morning trades, but soon reversed course and remained in the negative zone for the major part of the trading day. The Sensex dropped to a low of 61,109, and evenutally ended 456 points lower at 61,260.
The NSE Nifty
The markets ended Wednesday's trading session with notable losses on account of profit-taking in metals, energy, capital goods and consumer-related stocks like FMCG, durables and discretionary goods & services. Midcap and Smallcap stocks bore the brunt of the selling pressure during the course of the day.
The BSE benchmark index touched a high of 61,880 in morning trades, but soon reversed course and remained in the negative zone for the major part of the trading day. The Sensex dropped to a low of 61,109, and evenutally ended 456 points lower at 61,260.
The NSE Nifty
