Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
Markets will remain closed on Thursday, 12 November 2015 on account of Diwali Balipratipada.
8 out of 12 sectoral indices closed in red with BSE IT and Healthcare indices losing 0.5%.
Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Markets end in the red, midcaps in focus
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
Reliance Industries was the top Sensex gainer up 5.6% after the company reported better-than-expected net profit growth at 12% in the second-quarter aided hby higher gross refining margins.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.
Participants are eyeing the Bihar elections.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
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