Markets close lower after volatile session; Nifty below 23,700, Sensex down 320 points. FMCG, realty bucks trend

It was a volatile session on the D-Street. The domestic key equity indices ended Wednesday’s session on a lower note. The NSE Nifty 50 declined 52.60 points or 0.22% to settle at 23,686.65, while the BSE Sensex fell 320 points or 0.41% to end the day at 78,263.67. 

The Nifty FMCG, Realty, and Consumer Durables traded in the negative. The Nifty FMCG closed the session at 1.56%, Realty at 1.85%, and Consumer Durables at 1.05% lower. 

However, the banking index, Nifty Bank closed the session 185 points or 0.37% at 50,343.05. The broader indices closed the counter higher on Wednesday, the Nifty Midcap 100 closed the session 367 points, or 0.68%, higher at 54,180.85.  

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