Today, the benchmark indices ended on a negative note, with Nifty below 17500.
The Sensex was down 142 points or 0.24% at 59463.77 and the Nifty was down 46.20 points or 0.26% at 17465.05.
About 1,483 shares advanced, 1,877 declined and 157 shares were unchanged.
Adani Enterprises, Hindalco Industries, M&M, JSW Steel, and Tata Steel were among the biggest losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Divi's Laboratories, Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Coal India, and Dr Reddy's Laboratories.
Gainers and Losers on the BSE Sensex | Source: BSE
Among sectors, metal and auto index down by 3% and 1% respectively.
BSE midcap and the small-cap ended in loss.