The markets ended lower after trading flat for major part of the day. Selling was seen in FMCG and IT stocks. However, select metal and oil & gas stocks witnessed buying interest. The crude oil was trading below $60. The Sensex closed down 62.87 points or 0.51% at 12173.91, and the Nifty down 20.60 points or 0.58% at 3523.45. About 974 shares have advanced, 1448 shares declined, and 67 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,998.26 down 9.15 points. The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,013.86 down 2.24 points. The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,195.11 down 0.37% or 19.54 points. Exide Industries, Bharat Forge, Escorts, Cummins and Bajaj Auto closed lower. The BSE IT Index was down 1.02% or 44.66 at 4,394.03. Hexaware Tech, Mphasis BFL, TCS, Moser Baer, Satyam slipped. The BSE Bankex was up 0.44% or 8.02 points at 5,687.12. Federal Bank, Andhra Bank, Kotak Mahindra, IOB, Centurion BoP and Allahabad Bank ended in red. The BSE Health Care Index was down 0.10% at 3,614.22. Novartis India, Glenmark, Orchid Chemical, Cadila Health, Dr Reddys Labs ended in negative terrain. The BSE FMCG Index slipped 1.36% at 2,033.64. Shaw Wallace, McDowell, ITC, HLL and Nirma closed lower The BSE Capital Goods Index was down 0.67% at 8,101.82. Dredging Cor, KEC Infrastruct, Aban Offshore, Praj Industries and L&T were the major losers However, the BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 0.26% to close at 5,799.71. BPCL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance and GAIL surged. The BSE Metal Index was up 0.24% to close at 8,232.81. Jindal Saw, Tata Steel, Nalco, JSW Steel and Guj NRE Coke gained. The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 6160.04 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 25421.05 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 3501.9 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 35082.99 crore. Markets on Monday
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