Closing Bell: Nifty around 18,750, Sensex falls 216 points; PSU banks rally, realty drags

Market Close:

Benchmark indices ended lower with Nifty around 18,750 in the volatile session on June 19.

At close, the Sensex was down 216.28 points or 0.34% at 63,168.30, and the Nifty was down 70.50 points or 0.37% at 18,755.50. About 1623 shares advanced, 1937 shares declined, and 163 shares unchanged.

Adani Enterprises, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Axis Bank and Adani Ports were among the biggest losers on the Nifty, while gainers included HDFC Life, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tech Mahindra and TCS.

Among sectors, auto, bank, realty, power, realty and FMCG down 0.5 percent each, while PSU bank index rose 1 percent and Information Technology index added 0.4 percent.

The BSE midcap and smallcap indices ended on flat not.