The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
BSE Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durable, TECk, Power and Metal indices declined between 0.5-1%.
BSE Consumer Durable and Oil & Gas indices surged by nearly 3% each followed by counters like Metal, TECk, Power, Healthcare, Banks, Realty and IT, all gaining between 1-2% each.
BSE Healthcare index slumped by nearly 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durable, Banks, Oil & Gas and PSU shares, all falling down by 1% each.
Investors booked profits after sharp gains last week which pushed the Sensex above 20,000 and the Nifty above 6,000.
BSE Metal, IT and Consumer Durable indices surged by nearly 2% each. However, BSE FMCG index declined by nearly 1%.
The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex closed at 19,504 up 117 points. The National Stock Exchange's 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed up 26 points at 5,930.
Broader markets gain nearly 1-1.5%, out-performing benchmark indices.
BSE Consumer Durable, Realty, IT, Oil & Gas indices declined between 1-2%.
The Sensex and the Nifty reached an intra-day low of 18,939 levels and 5,724 mark, respectively.
The 30-share Sensex ended at 19,293 down 134 points or 0.69% and the 50-share Nifty ended at 5,835 down by 37 points or 0.64%.
The market breadth in BSE ended unhealthy with 1,754 shares declining and 1,113 shares advancing.
BSE Realty index and BSE Bankex indices surged by over 2%.
Sensex and the Nifty reached an intra-day low of 19,318 levels and 5,845 mark, respectively.
BSE Realty index plummeted by almost 4%.
Shares of Information technology companies extended losses for third day in a row
BSE Realty index surged by almost 2%.
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