Indian benchmark indices ended lower on second consecutive session on August 6 amid volatility after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) delivered on expected line, keeping key interest rates unchanged with 'neutral' stance.
At close, the Sensex was down 166.26 points or 0.21 percent at 80,543.99, and the Nifty was down 75.35 points or 0.31 percent at 24,574.20. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices were down 1 percent each.
Biggest Nifty losers were Wipro, Sun Pharma, Jio Financial, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra, while gainers included Asian Paints, HDFC Life, Trent, Adani Ports and Bharat Electronics.
Except PSU Bank (up 0.6 percent), all other sectoral indices ended in the red with Information Technology, Media, Realty, Pharma, FMCG down 1-2 percent.
In stock-specific action, Divis Lab shares slipped 4 percent despite Q1 profit jumped 27%, CCL Products shares shed 5 percent as profit increases marginally, Raymond Realty share price declined 9 percent even Q1 consolidated profit surged 121%, Sheela Foam shares fell 3 percent after Q1 consolidated profit shed 84%.
Godawari Power and Ispat share price shed 5 percent post Q1 consolidated profit declined 24%, Bharti Hexacom share price declined nearly 3 percent after Q1 profit decreases 23%, Britannia Industries shares fell 4.5 percent despite Q1 consolidated profit, revenue increase marginally.
More than 100 stocks touched their 52-week highs on the BSE, including Godfrey Phillips, Sarda Energy, Authum Investment, Nuvoco Vistas, Vishal Mega Mart, Delhivery, TVS Motor, Fortis Healthcare, Schneider Infra, among others.
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