Mumbai, April 27 (Inditop.com) In choppy trade Tuesday, a benchmark index of Indian equities was down after recording five days of gains.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,744.93 points, was ruling at 17,719.35 points, 25.93 points or 0.15 percent lower than its previous close at 17,745.28 points.
It earlier crawled into the green to 17,769.25 points, after a weak opening.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,306.2 points, a loss of 0.31 percent, from its previous close at 5,322.45 points.
Broader market indices were subdued at this time, with the BSE midcap index down 0.25 percent and the BSE smallcap index up 0.08 percent.
The market breath was negative with as many as 1,518 scrips declining compared to 1,323 stocks advancing, while 80 remained unchanged.
FMCG, power, and some healthcare stocks were in demand, while last week’s gainers — realty and banking scrips – came under selling pressure.
Most other Asian markets ended the day in losses.
The South Korean Kospi ended trade moderately in the negative at 1,749.55 points, down 0.15 percent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended 1.46 percent lower at 21,271.03 points.
The Chinese Shanghai composite index too closed in the red, down 2.07 percent at 2,907.93 points.
However, Japan’s Nikkei shut shop higher with a 0.42 percent gain at 11,212.66 points.
