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The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday plunged lower during the fag-end trading, mostly due to profit booking and fall in metal and IT shares. The BSE Sensex closed at 74,482, down 189 points. It hit an intraday high of 75,111. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50, which hit a record high of 22,783 in intraday, ended 39 points lower at 22,605.
Stock update
On the 30-share Sensex platform, TechM, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, HCLTech, Sun Pharma, TCS were among the prime losers. On the flip side, M&M jumped 4.53 per cent higher, followed by PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj twins, Tata Motors.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap index jumped 0.4 per cent, while the Smallcap index ended on a flat note.
Sectoral update
Sectorwise, Nifty Auto advanced with over 1.82 per cent gains, followed by Nifty Realty which gained 1.45 per cent.
In the previous session on Monday, the BSE Sensex closed 941 points higher at 74,671, while the NSE Nifty50 settled 223 points higher at 22,643.
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