Sensex Closes 229 Points Lower, Nifty Settles At 11,840: Highlights

Domestic stock markets ended on a negative note after swinging between gains and losses amid volatile trade on Wednesday. The S&P BSE Sensex index fell as much as 283.85 points to hit 40,061.23 on the downside, and the broader National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty benchmark declined to as low as 11,823.20, down 90.25 points from the previous close. All the 11 sector gauges compiled by National Stock Exchange ended lower led by the Nifty Media index's 4.5 per cent fall. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metal, Nifty Private Bank and Nifty bank indexes also fell between 1.8-3.1 per cent each. Analysts awaited macroeconomic data due later in the day for more clarity on interest rates going forward.

Domestic stock markets ended on a negative note after swinging between gains and losses amid volatile trade on Wednesday. The S&P BSE Sensex index fell as much as 283.85 points to hit 40,061.23 on the downside, and the broader National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty benchmark declined to as low as 11,823.20, down 90.25 points from the previous close. All the 11 sector gauges compiled by National Stock Exchange ended lower led by the Nifty Media index's 4.5 per cent fall. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metal, Nifty Private Bank and Nifty bank indexes also fell between 1.8-3.1 per cent each. Analysts awaited macroeconomic data due later in the day for more clarity on interest rates going forward.

Here are highlights of the movement in domestic stock markets (Sensex and Nifty) on November 13: