Equities turned lower in the fag-end of the session with the S&P BSE Sensex falling 152 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 61,033. The Nifty50, meanwhile, shut shop at 18,157, down 46 points or 0.25 per cent. Both the indices had hit an intra-day high of 61,447, and 18,296, respectively.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and the BSE SmallCap indices slipped 0.5 per cent, and 0.3 per cent, respectively. Sectorally, all indices, except bankin stocks were in the red. The Nifty PSU Bank index surged nearly 4 per cent, while the Nifty Bank added 0.25 per cent. The Nifty Realty index was the worst hit, down 1.4 per cent.