Stock Market Closing Bell: Indian equity benchmarks ended in the red for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday as weakness in realty and information technology counters, along with uncertainty over US visa and trade policies, dampened investor sentiment.
The Sensex closed 395 points, or 0.48 per cent, lower at 81,706, while the NSE Nifty50 fell 121 points, or 0.48 per cent, to end at 25,049.
On the BSE, Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, BEL, UltraTech Cement and Axis Bank were among the top laggards, while HUL, Power Grid, NTPC, L&T, Maruti Suzuki and Asian Paints gained.
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Broader markets also faced selling pressure, with the Nifty MidCap 100 and the Nifty SmallCap indices losing 1 per cent each.
Among sectoral indices, barring Nifty PSU Bank (up 0.3 per cent) and FMCG (up 0.67 per cent), all ended in negative territory. Nifty Realty was the worst hit, down 2 per cent, followed by Media, down 0.8 per cent.
