Markets at close: How the major indices and stocks fared on Tuesday

Updated : January 21, 2020 04:20 PM IST

The Sensex settled 205 points lower, or 0.49 percent, to close Tuesday's trade at 41,323.

The Nifty50 lost 55 points, or 0.45 percent, to settle at 12,169.

Reliance Industries shares ended 0.13 percent higher, quoting at Rs 1,533.95 on NSE.

Market benchmark Sensex dropped 205 points on Tuesday, led by losses in auto, banking, metal and FMCG stocks amid a sharp fall in other Asian markets on concerns over a deadly virus in China.

Here's a quick recap of how top market indices and stocks fared on Tuesday:

Frontline indices

Sensex: The Sensex settled 205 points lower, or 0.49 percent, to close Tuesday's trade at 41,323. So far this year, the 30-share benchmark BSE index has gained 0.17 percent, rising 70 points.

Nifty50: The Nifty50 lost 55 points, or 0.45 percent, to settle at 12,169. So far this year, the broader NSE index has gained just 1 point or 0.01 percent.

Key stocks

Tata Consultancy Services: The IT major settled 0.06 percent up, closing at Rs 2,171.45 per share on NSE.

Reliance Industries: The oil-telecom-retail conglomerates' shares ended 0.13 percent higher, quoting at Rs 1,533.95 on NSE.

HDFC Bank: The private sector lenders' shares settled 0.86 percent lower in trade today, quoting at Rs 1,244.15 on NSE.

Hindustan Unilever: The FMCG major's stock closed at Rs 2,056.95 per share, down 0.28 percent at close on NSE.

HDFC: The NBFC stock settled at Rs 2,464.50, ending 0.37 up.

Major sectors

Nifty Bank: The banking gauge settled 0.43 percent lower at 30,947, down 133 points at close. So far this year, Nifty Bank has lost 3.77 percent.

Nifty IT: The IT index ended 0.20 percent lower to settle at 16,175. So far this year, it has gained over 3.34 percent.

Nifty FMCG: The consumer goods gauge settled 0.89 percent higher at 31,146. So far this year, Nifty FMCG has gained over 3.4 percent.

Nifty Auto: The index ended 1.28 percent lower to settle at 8,245. So far this year, it has remained flat.

Nifty Metal: The metal index lost 1.27 percent to settle at 2,799. So far this year, the index has remained flat.

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Markets at close: How the major indices and stocks fared on Tuesday

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