L&T, SBI and RIL contribute most to the Sensex fall; Tata Motors top index gainer

The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed in red on Wednesday with Sensex closing at 30,301 levels, down by 63 points or 0.21 per cent. Nifty closed at 9360 levels, down by 25 points or 0.27 per cent.

Tata Motors was the top Sensex gainer, closed at Rs 470 per share, up by 4.45 per cent. Gail closed up by 3.27 per cent and Adani Ports closed up by 2.86 per cent.

TCS was up by 1.97 per cent, HLL was up by 1.47 per cent and HDFC was up 0.95 per cent.

L&T was top Sensex loser with stock slipping 2.93 per cent followed by Dr Reddy, slipping by 2.45 per cent. Coal India closed down by 2.24 per cent, CIPLA closed down by 2.09 per cent, M&M closed down by 2.02 per cent and SBI slipped 1.78 per cent.

BSE FMCG index was down by 0.17 per cent, BSE healthcare index closed down by 1.94 per cent, BSE Telecom index closed down by 2.32 per cent, BSE Capital Goods index closed down by 2.62 per cent, BSE Metal index closed down by 2.23 per cent, BSE Power index closed down by 1.48 per cent and BSE Realty closed down by 1.87 per cent.

BSE Oil & Gas was the best performing sectoral index, closing up by 0.5 per cent.