At Close, the Sensex was down 87.12 points or 0.14% at 61,663.48, and the Nifty was down 36.20 points or 0.20% at 18,307.70. About 1424 shares have advanced, 1966 shares declined, and 119 shares are unchanged.
HCL Technologies, HUL, Asian Paints, SBI and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the top Nifty gainers, while the biggest losers were M&M, Bajaj Auto, Cipla, IndusInd Bank and Maruti Suzuki. Except Realty and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in the red.