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The Sensex and the Nifty fell over 0.5 per cent at the closing session on Monday due to heavy selling in FMCG, realty, metal and banking sector stocks amid firm global cues.
The 30-share BSE index Sensex was down 113.24 points (0.55 per cent) at 20,570.28 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was down 43.8 points (0.71 per cent) at 6,101.10.
On the BSE, only consumer durables, capital goods and oil & gas indices remained investors' favourite and were up 1.29 per cent, 0.98 per cent and 0.31 per cent, respectively.
On the other hand, FMCG index fell the most by 2.56 per cent, followed by realty 2.1 per cent, metal 1.63 per cent and bankex 1.2 per cent.
L&T, HDFC, ONGC, RIL and Wipro were the top five Sensex gainers, while the top five losers were ITC, SSLT, Tata Steel, SBI and Hindalco.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 626.99 crore last Friday as per provisional data from the stock exchanges.
European stocks trimmed their gains as automakers fell and investors awaited US data on industrial production and housing for signs of the health of the world’s largest economy.
Asian shares were up after weaker-than-estimated US consumer confidence spurred bets that the Federal Reserve will maintain the stimulus.
The US Fed is expected to continue its $85 billion-a-month stimulus package since signs of a rebound in the economy are not clear. It will also look into the US Government shutdown early this month and how it has affected the economy.
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