Sensex was down 190.10 points or 0.60% at 31371.12, and the Nifty was down 42.65 points or 0.46% at 9196.55. About 889 shares have advanced, 1351 shares declined, and 172 shares are unchanged. Vedanta, NTPC, ITC, Bharti Airtel and Bharti Infratel were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Reliance Industries, GAIL, Asian Paints, Cipla and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Buying witnessed in the auto, IT, metal and FMCG sectors, while bank, energy, infra and pharma ended lower. BSE Smallcap and Midcap indices finished 0.5-0.7 percent lower.

Sensex was down 190.10 points or 0.60% at 31371.12, and the Nifty was down 42.65 points or 0.46% at 9196.55. About 889 shares have advanced, 1351 shares declined, and 172 shares are unchanged. Vedanta, NTPC, ITC, Bharti Airtel and Bharti Infratel were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Reliance Industries, GAIL, Asian Paints, Cipla and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Buying witnessed in the auto, IT, metal and FMCG sectors, while bank, energy, infra and pharma ended lower. BSE Smallcap and Midcap indices finished 0.5-0.7 percent lower.