Snapping its three-day rising streak, equity benchmark BSE Sensex slumped 318 points Thursday, dragged by a sell-off in index heavyweights RIL, TCS, ICICI Bank and SBI. The 30-share index settled 318.18 points or 0.81% lower at 38,897.46. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty broke below the 11,600 mark, ending 90.60 points or 0.78% down at 11,596.90. ONGC, Tata Motors, M&M, Maruti, Vedanta, Bajaj Auto, TCS, SBI and HCL Tech lost up to 4.24%. On the other hand, HDFC was the top gainer, rallying 2.26%, followed by Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank and ITC that rose up to 0.31%.

Source: dna July 18, 2019 10:52 UTC