Biggest Nifty losers were Bajaj Auto, Shriram Finance, Hero MotoCorp, Nestle and M&M, while gainers were Tech Mahindra, Infosys, L&T, Power Grid Corp and SBI. Among sectors, except Information Technology index (up 1 percent), all other sectoral indices ended in the red with auto, media and realty down 2-3 percent. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices shed more than 1 percent each.
Market Close | Indices end lower for the third straight session
Indian equity indices ended lower for the third straight session on October 17 with Nifty at 24,750. At close, the Sensex was down 494.75 points or 0.61 percent at 81,006.61, and the Nifty was down 221.50 points or 0.89 percent at 24,749.80.
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