February 08, 2024 / 03:30 PM IST
Market Close
: Indian benchmark indices ended lower on February 9 with Nifty below 21,750 after RBI kept the policy rate unchanged.
At close, the Sensex was down 723.57 points or 1.00 percent at 71,428.43, and the Nifty was down 212.50 points or 0.97 percent at 21,718.About 1341 shares advanced, 1908 shares declined, and 61 shares unchanged.
Biggest losers on the Nifty were Britannia Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank and Nestle India, while gainers were State Bank of India, BPCL, Power Grid Corporation, TCS and HCL Technologies.
Among sectors, auto, bank, realty, capital goods and FMCG down 0.6-2 percent, while oil & gas, power, Information Technology and PSU Bank up 0.3-2 percent.
BSE midcap index ended on a flat note and smallcap index down 0.4 percent.