New Delhi: Markets ended in the negative zone on Thursday as poor macroeconomic data weighed investors sentiments.
The BSE Sensex ended lower by 242.37 points or 0.76 percent at 31,443.38. On the other hand the NSE Nifty fell by 71.85 points or 0.78 percent to 9,199.05.
Major losers in the Sensex pack were ONGC, NTPC, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Bajaj Auto, Powergrid, Ultrachem, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Maruti and L&T, falling by over 4.54 per cent.
Only five Sensex constituents finished in the green -- IndusInd Bank, M&M, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank and Tech Mahindra, rising up to 6.58 per cent.
Sectorally, BSE power, utilities, consumer durables, telecom, capital goods, FMCG and finance indices shed up to 2.47 per cent, while the energy index closed with gains.
In the previous session, the BSE barometer closed 232.24 points or 0.74 per cent higher at 31,685.75, the broader Nifty rose 65.30 points, or 0.71 per cent, to finish at 9,270.90.
Foreign portfolio investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday, as they offloaded equity shares worth Rs 493.68 crore, according to provisional exchange data.
