Sensex was down 172.61 points or 0.43% at 39,749.85, and the Nifty was down 58.80 points or 0.50% at 11,670.80. About 1019 shares have advanced, 1542 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged. Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Shree Cements, HCL Tech and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were L&T, Titan Company, ONGC, Adani Ports and Tata Motors. Except IT and energy, all other sectoral indices ended lower led by FMCG, pharma, metal and auto. BSE Samllcap index shed 0.5 percent.

Sensex was down 172.61 points or 0.43% at 39,749.85, and the Nifty was down 58.80 points or 0.50% at 11,670.80. About 1019 shares have advanced, 1542 shares declined, and 170 shares are unchanged. Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Shree Cements, HCL Tech and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were L&T, Titan Company, ONGC, Adani Ports and Tata Motors. Except IT and energy, all other sectoral indices ended lower led by FMCG, pharma, metal and auto. BSE Samllcap index shed 0.5 percent.