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Benchmark indices ended lower after hitting record highs in the previous session due to profit-booking in recent outperformers amid weak global cues.
Squaring-up of positions by participants — today being the last trading session of April series contracts in the derivatives segment — and weak global cues dampened the sentiment here.
The broader NSE index closed down 9.7 points or 0.1 per cent at 9,342.15, while the benchmark BSE index ended 103.61 points or 0.34 per cent lower at 30,029.74.
Among BSE sectoral indices,realty index was up 0.69 per cent, followed by IT 0.52 per cent, oil & gas 0.41 per cent and TECk 0.4 per cent. On the other hand, metal index fell the most by 1.03 per cent, FMCG 0.72 per cent, healthcare 0.71 per cent and auto 0.12 per cent.
Top five Sensex gainers were GAIL (+1.18%), Tata Motors (+1.14%), Cipla (+1.11%), Infosys (+1.08%) and Wipro (+1.04%), while the major losers were Lupin (-2.48%), Axis Bank (-2.19%), ITC (-1.91%), Tata Steel (-1.87%) and State Bank of India (-1.55%).
A record-setting rally in world stocks ran out of steam on Thursday, with unconvincing US tax cut plans cooling investors' spirits and caution setting in as the European Central Bank met.
Europe's main bourses were as much as 0.7 per cent lower as traders pulled back after six days of unbroken gains fuelled by relief at the outcome of the first round of France's presidential election and encouraging earnings and economic data.
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