The Indian equity benchmark induces BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 ended in red for second straight session. Nifty 50 closed at day's low.
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Sensex fell 398 points to 57,527 and Nifty 50 fell 132 points to 16,945.
On the sectoral front all sectoral indices ended in red while Nifty Metal and Nifty Realty were hit the most.
Nifty Bank slipped 222 points and ended at 39,395 while Midcap Index fell 351 points to 29,565.
Finance bill amendments for debt funds weighed on AMC companies, HDFC AMC declined 4 percent on March 24. Further despite the global uncertainties and Accenture cutting profit estimates the IT stocks held to the gains during the last-hour of the market with Infosys closing 0.4 percent higher.
The top losers included Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Adani Enterprises, Tata Steel and Hindalco Industries.
The top gainers on the Nifty 50 were Cipla, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Infosys and Apollo Hospitals.
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First Published:Mar 24, 2023 3:57 PM IST