The market ended lower for the second consecutive day on November 3 amid weak global cues as investors remained cautious ahead of the Fed policy announcement.
After a positive start, the market gave up the gains in the afternoon session and ended lower on the last day of the Samvat 2077 amid selling seen in the auto, banking and pharma names.
The stock markets on November 4 will conduct the customary one-hour special Muhurat Trading, between 6.15 pm and 7.15 pm, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 59771.92 down by -257.14 points or by -0.43 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17829.2 down by -59.75 points or by -0.33 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 60361.82 and intraday low of 59552.49 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17988.75 and intraday low of 17757.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1888.65,+3.99%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 7880.95,+2.22%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 3162.95,+1.84%), State Bank of India (Rs. 527.65,+1.14%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1325.90,+0.87%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 788.00,-3.27%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1178.35,-2.79%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2036.30,-1.97%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 699.00,-1.95%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 785.75,-1.87%), among others.
CGS index was at 27828.95 up by 609.49 points or by 2.24%. SKF India Ltd. (Rs. 3490.05,+5.89%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1888.65,+3.99%), Finolex Cables Ltd. (Rs. 487.65,+2.99%), Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 2311.50,+2.67%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1206.40,+2.65%),.
Bankex index was at 44936.95 down by -601.1 points or by -1.32%. Bandhan Bank Ltd. (Rs. 300.35,-3.36%), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1211.00,-2.83%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1178.35,-2.79%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2036.30,-1.97%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 785.75,-1.87%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3679 , shares advanced were 1704 while 1785 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.