Taking Stock | Sensex, Nifty end in the red; mid, smallcaps outshine benchmarks
Mid and small-caps outperformed their larger peers as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices closed 1.05 and 0.85 percent higher, respectively.
January 07, 2021 / 04:38 PM IST
Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for the second consecutive day on January 7, dragged by losses in shares of select banking, FMCG and IT heavyweights such as Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, ITC and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Market barometer Sensex opened in the green and traded with gains for the most part of the day. However, in the fag end, it succumbed to bears as investors took money off the table at higher levels.