The markets were seen consolidating in today's session as it closed lower with moderate losses. Selling pressure was seen in  bank, oil & gas, realty stocks. However, FMCG and IT index has outperformed other sectoral indices. The BSE midcap and smallcap are closed with marginal losses.

On the global front, Asia markets ended mixed and Europe was also trading mixed.

Sensex closed down 91.15 points or 0.52% at 17287.31, and the Nifty down 29.60 points or 0.57% at 5165.90.

About 1378 shares have advanced, 1488 shares declined, and 216 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 7,138.74 down 0.1%.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,773.57 down 0.1%.

The BSE Bankex ended at 8,816.99 down 1.7%. Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Oriental Bank, Allahabad Bank moved downwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index closed up 0.2% at 13,755.04. Siemens L&T, Astra Microwave, BEML, Crompton Greave, Thermax, Greaves Cotton, Areva T&D closed higher

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,708.32 up 1%. Escorts, TVS Motor, Amtek Auto, Cummins, Punj Tractors, MRF closed higher.

The BSE Metal Index closed at 16,090.20 down 0.6%. Hind Zinc, Sterlite, NALCO, Shree Precoated, Mah Seamless, Jindal Steel, Jindal Saw, JindalStainless closed lower.

The BSE FMCG Index closed up 2% at 2,460.78. Colgate, ITC, Godrej Consumer, HUL, GlaxoSmith Con closed higher.

BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 11,480.55 down 1.6%. GAIL, Reliance Natura, HPCL, RPL,ONGC, Reliance, ONGC ended in red.
 
BSE power index closed flat at 3,207.81. Torrent Power, NTPC, Reliance Energy, Tata Power, Power Grid Corp, Crompton Greave ended in red.

The BSE IT Index was up 0.2% at 4,244.56. Wipro, I-Flex Solution, Patni Computer, Financial Tech, Mphasis, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Infosys closed higher.

Asian Markets:

Asian markets were trading firm. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.17% or 43.10 points at 25,871.05. Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 0.41% or 36.80 points at 8,928.54.

Singapore's Straits Times was up 0.06% or 1.75 points at 3,174.11. South Korea's Seoul Composite rose 0.29% or 5.21 points at 1,816.72.