Closing Bell: Sensex ends 368 points lower, Nifty below 10,700; Zee Ent surges 15%

: Benchmark indices slipped 1 percent but off day's low with Nifty finished below 10,700 level, while Sensex closed 368 points lower.

The Sensex was down 368.84 points at 35656.70, while Nifty was down 119 points at 10661.50. About 618 shares have advanced, 1933 shares declined, and 133 shares are unchanged.

Zee Entertainment, Bharti Infratel, TCS, Coal India and L&T are the top gainers on the Nifty, while Adani Ports, Indiabulls Housing, Yes Bank, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv are among major loser on the Nifty.

Among the sectors pharma index lost 2.5 percent, while metal, auto, bank, energy, FMCG and Infra lost 1 percent each. Meanwhile, IT index has provided some support as it gained 0.5 percent.

BSE midcap and smallcap index lost nearly 2 percent each.

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: Consolidated net loss at Rs 71.1 crore against loss of Rs 40.8 crore. Revenue up 4% at Rs 1,046 crore versus Rs 1,005.3 crore, YoY.

Net profit up 36% at Rs 225.2 crore, NII up 40% at Rs 655.1 crore.Gross NPA at Rs 695.5 crore and net NPA at Rs 358.2 crore.

Indian indices are continue to trade lower in the afternoon session with Nifty trading around 10,650 level.

At 13:54 hrs IST, the Sensex is down 406.19 points at 35619.35, while Nifty is down 131.80 points at 10648.70. About 453 shares have advanced, 1900 shares declined, and 122 shares are unchanged

: Net profit at Rs 317.5 crore, gross NPA at 10.25 percent, net NPA at 6.37 percent.

Indian rupee is trading flat at 71.16 per dollar.