The key barometers declined further and hit fresh intraday low in afternoon trade. At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 137.95 points or 0.26% at 52,094.48. The Nifty 50 index lost 27.10 points or 0.17% at 15,663.25.
HDFC Bank (down 1.03%), ICICI Bank (down 1.25%) and Reliance Industries (RIL) (down 0.48%) dragged the market.
The broader indices outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.44%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.72%.
Buyers outpaced sellers. On the BSE, 1,820 shares rose and 1,246 shares fell. A total of 148 shares were unchanged.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,079.20 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net sellers to the tune of Rs 278.97 crore in the Indian equity market on 3 June 2021, provisional data showed.
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