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Bajar Gupshup | Benchmarks end 1% lower amid volatility; IT, pharma, realty worst hit

Benchmark indices ended Thursday's volatile session lower with Nifty below 17,200 after Federal Reserve in its policy outcome indicated interest rate hikes in the near future. At close, Sensex was down 581 points, while Nifty settled 168 points lower. Among sectors, the PSU Bank index was up 5 percent, while auto and bank indices rose 0.3-1 percent. However, FMCG, realty, pharma, and IT indices shed 1-3 percent.

Sensex, Nifty hold morning gains; Dredging Corp surges 16%

Reliance, Power Grid and NTPC were the top gainers on the index, while pharma stocks, Grasim and Tech Mahindra were the top losers on the index.

Sensex off day's high, Nifty still holds 8900 on Reliance rally

Equity benchmarks shed morning gains as investors may have looked to book profits. The Nifty is holding on to its 8900-mark

Nifty holds 8850 amid volatility; Bharti Airtel, ITC drag

HDFC Bank and ITC dragged the Sensex lower as they were the top negative contributors to the Sensex, while ITC and Bharti Infratel were the top negative contributors on the Nifty.

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Sensex, Nifty trade flat-to-positive; BHEL, SBI hot picks

At 10.44 hrs IST, the Sensex was up 30.15 points or 0.16% at 19335.47, and the Nifty up 8.25 points or 0.14% at 5879.20. CNX Midcap continues with its outperformance since yesterday, and was up about 1% .