Domestic equity markets snapped their four-day winning streak on Wednesday, with both the Sensex and Nifty ending in the red. Selling pressure in stocks such as Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Bharat Electronics (BEL) dragged the indices lower, offsetting gains in Titan and Infosys.
At the closing bell, the Sensex slipped 153.09 points, or 0.19 per cent, to end at 81,773.66, while the Nifty50 declined 62.15 points, or 0.25 per cent, to settle at 25,046.15. Advertisement
Tata Motors emerged as the top loser on Sensex, falling 2.41 per cent to Rs 681.30. M&M followed with a 1.91 per cent drop, while BEL, Ultratech Cement, Trent and Sun Pharma declined 1.67 per cent, 1.55 per cent, 1.46 per cent and 1.29 per cent, respectively.
Five stocks, namely, Reliance Industries, M&M, HDF