Sensex snaps 7-day winning run, ends 50 pts down; IRCTC tanks 9%, ITC 6%

The market breadth also favoured sellers amid profit-booking in the broader markets. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ended nearly 2 per cent down each

CLOSING BELL

Dalal Street snapped its longest winning streak in nearly 10 months on Tuesday as benchmark indices closed lower for the first time in eight sessions. Profit booking on the back of in-line September quarter results dragged frontline indices from record highs clocked in the intra-day trade today. 

Overall, the headline S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 61,716 levels, down 49.5 points or 0.08 per cent, dragged by ITC (down over 6 per cent), HUL, Titan, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement. Gains in Infosys, Reliance Industries, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Tech Mahindra, however, capped