In the volatile session on June 3, benchmark equity indices ended lower to extend the losing streak for a third day, with Nifty 50 closing below 24,550 on selling across sectors barring realty.

At close, the Sensex was down 636.24 points or 0.78 percent at 80,737.51, and the Nifty was down 174.10 points or 0.70 percent at 24,542.50. Among broader indices, BSE Midcap shed 0.5 percent, while the smallcap index ended flat, while Nifty Bank slipped after hitting a record high of 56,161.

Among sectors, realty index rose by a percent, while bank, capital goods, consumer durables, IT, oil & gas, power, private bank, PSU bank indices down 0.5-1 percent.

Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Adani Enterprises, Coal India, Power Grid were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Grasim Industries, Shriram Finance, M&M, Bajaj Auto, Cipla.

A slew of block trades took the cash segment turnover to a near seven-month high on June 3.


Wall Street futures are lower on June 3, on softer dollar amid trade tensions with China and growth concerns ahead of US employment data. Asian markets ended higher on June 3, while European Indices were trading with little change.

In stock specific action, Ola Electric Mobility declined 7% as shares worth Rs 731 crore exchanged in block deal, with Hyundai Motor emerging as the likely seller.

Defence shares extend gains for a second day amid rising geopolitical tensions while Yes Bank’s shares tumbled 10% following a block deal that saw 3 percent equity change hands ahead of the board meet to consider fundraising.

More than 100 stocks on the BSE made their 52-week highs, including Garden Reach, Radico Khaitan, Deepak Fertilers, Authum Investment, Solar Industries, Bharti Hexacom, City Union Bank, HDFC AMC, Intellect Design, Indian Bank, among others.

Prostarm Info Systems shares listed with 19% premium over IPO price, ending at Rs 126.05, up Rs 21.05, or 20.05 percent on the BSE.