Bears take charge of market amid selling in IT, Pharma & Banking
At close, the Sensex was down 720.60 points or 0.90 per cent at 79,223.11, and the Nifty was down 183.90 points or 0.76 per cent at 24,004.75.
Domestic financial markets to remain closed for trading on Monday, on account of Diwali Balipratipada or Govardhan Puja.
Equity market benchmark S&P BSE Sensex on October 27, during the special trading session—Mahurat Trading, ended Samvat 2076 with 192.14 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 39,250.20.
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The broader NSE Nifty index settled at 11,627.15, up 43.25 points or 0.37 per cent from its previous close.
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Top gainers were Tata Motors, Yes Bank, M&M, Infosys and Vedanta, while drags include Bharti Infratel, Coal India, Titan, Grasim Industries and Maruti Suzuki.
(With input from agencies)
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