Share Market Highlights: Sensex falls 575 pts, Nifty ends below 17,700

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights:

Indian equity markets closed lower for third consecutive day tracking weak global markets due to hawkish FOMC meeting minutes.

While BSE Sensex ended 575 points or 0.97% at 59,034, NSE Nifty 50 settled 168 points or 0.94% lower at 17,639. Except pharma, all other sectoral indices ended lower.

BSE midcap and smallcap indices ended in the red. Adani Ports, Titan Company, HDFC, Power Grid Corp and ONGC were among the top Nifty losers. Axis Bank, Divis Labs, HUL, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and ICICI Bank were the top gainers.

Source:FE