Domestic markets end with marginal losses amid escalation in geopolitical tensions

Mumbai: The benchmark domestic equity indices today failed to maintain initial gains and ended with marginal losses for the second straight session, amid mixed global cues following escalation in geopolitical tensions. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, lost 139 points, to close at 81,445. The National Stock Exchange Nifty-50, slipped 41 points to settle at 24,812. Both the indices dropped 0.17 per cent each.

The broader market indices at the BSE also closed with cuts. The Mid-Cap and Small-Cap indices declined 0.34 per cent each.

In the Sensex pack, 20 out of 30 companies edged down. In the top laggards, TCS shed almost 1.8 per cent, Adani Ports lost over one and half per cent, and Hindustan Unilever fell over 1.3 per cent. Among the top gainers, Indusind Bank jumped over 5.1 per cent, Titan increased almost two per cent and Mahindra and Mahindra added over 1.2 per cent.

In Sectoral Indices at the BSE, 17 out of 21 sectors closed with cuts. Among the top laggards, IT, Focused IT, and Utilities dropped over 0.7 per cent each, Power, Commodities and Metal dipped more than 0.6 per cent each, and Services lost almost 0.6 per cent. In the top gainers, Consumer Durables advanced over 0.7 per cent, Consumer discretionary and Auto climbed more than 0.3 per cent, and Bankex ended nearly unchanged.

The overall market breadth at the BSE was negative as shares of 2,448 companies declined, shares of 1,532 companies advanced, while shares of 135 companies remained unchanged. At the National Stock Exchange, 50 companies hit their 52-week high, while 24 hit their 52-week low.