INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SP BSE Information Technology Index was top loser, down 1 per cent.Domestic equity benchmarks clocked their third day of losses in a row
dragged by selling pressure in information technology and automobile heavyweights
Meanwhile, the losses were capped as capital goods, consumer durables, metal and oil gas shares witnessed buying interest
The SP BSE Sensex fell 38 points or 0.11 per cent to close at 35,867 and NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 14 points to shut shop at 10,792 as
futures and option (FO) or derivative contracts for the month of February expired today.In intraday deals, the Sensex and Nifty rose as much
as 0.5 and 0.6 per cent each respectively but erased gains in afternoon as traders squared off or rolled over their futures and options
positions, analysts said.Global stocks retreated for a third straight day on Thursday as investors reduced their optimism over US-Sino trade
talks, while an early end to a US-North Korean summit in Vietnam and weak economic data out of China also hit sentiment.Fifteen of 19 sector
gauges compiled by BSE ended higher led by the SP BSE Consumer Durables Index's 1.5 per cent gain
Capital goods, oil gas, realty, utilities and energy indexes on the BSE also rose over one per cent each
On the other hand, SP BSE Information Technology Index was top loser, down 1 per cent.From the Nifty 50 basket of shares, Tata Consultancy
Services was top loser, down 3.62 per cent at Rs 1,983.50
Eicher Motors, UltraTech Cement, Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp and Wipro were also among the laggards
On the flipside, ONGC was top gainer, up 5.4 per cent at Rs 150.50
Vedanta, Coal India, Bharat Petroleum, GAIL India and Indian Oil were also among the gainers.
