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The 30-share index ended at 28,975.11, down 256.30 points or 0.88 per cent. It touched a high of 29,362.96 and a low of 28,913.16 in trade today.
The Nifty closed at 8,739.30, down 94.30 points or 1.07 per cent. It touched a high of 8,869 and a low of 8,736.10 in trade today.
Reliance (2.78 per cent), GAIL (2.69 per cent), SBI (2.43 per cent), Tata Steel (2.40 per cent) and Axis Bank (2.21 per cent) were among the index Sensex losers.
M&M (up 1.19 per cent), Sesa Sterlite (up 0.94 percent), TCS BSE 0.76 % (up 0.72 percent), L&T (up 0.49 per cent) and NTPC (up 0.31 percent) were among the top gainers.
The market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1201 gainers against 1693 losers.
DAILY GAINERS AND LOOSERS
Power Grid
Kotak Bank
Sesa Sterlite
TCS
M&M
Zee Ent.
NMDC
DLF
Lupin
Reliance