New Delhi, Nov 24 (UNI) The stock market witnessed a volatile trading session on Monday with the benchmark indices ending lower amid selling across sectors barring the IT.
Nifty 50 index closed below the 26,000 mark.
At close, Sensex was down 331.21 points or 0.39% at 84,900.71, while the Nifty 50 closed down 108.65 points or 0.42% at 25,959.50.
Broader market indices underperformed the key indices, with BSE midcap down 0.3% while smallcap index shed 0.8%.
Among the sectors, Nifty Realty was one of the biggest drags, slipping 2.05%.
It was followed by Nifty Metal down by 1.23% and Nifty Chemicals down by 1.31%. On the other hand, Nifty IT bucked the trend and closed 0.41% higher.
On Nifty, Tech Mahindra, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto, Wipro, Infosys were among the major gainers.
On the other hand, the losers were JSW Steel, Bharat Electronics, Max Healthcare, Grasim Industries, Dr Reddys Labs among others.
Nearly 100 stocks hit 52-week high on BSE while more than 300 stocks hit 52-week low.
Those on the highs included Asahi India, M&M Financial, Federal Bank, Eicher Motors, Shriram Finance, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, among others.
On the other hand, those hitting lows included Chambal Fertilisers, Deepak Nitrite, Tejas Networks, Cohance Life, PCBL Chemical, SJVN, Sheela Foam, Jindal Saw, United Breweries, Colgate Palmolive, Thermax, KNR Construction, CG Consumer, Vedant Fashions, SKF India, Bata India, Clean Science, among others.
Defence stocks dropped in trade pushing the Nifty India Defence index down more than 2.5%.
In terms of some of the stock specific performances, HAL shares dropped 3% on the sentimental impact following the Tejas fighter jet crash.
Shares of Natco Pharma shares fell 3% after observations from USFDA while the Lupin shares shed 1.5% on observations from USFDA.
The shares of IndiGo-parent Interglobe Aviation around 2%.
The shares of real estate companies extended losses pushing the Nifty Realty index down more than 2% to close in the red for the fifth consecutive session.
