Equity benchmarks nursed losses for the second straight session on Thursday as investors offloaded banking, finance and infra stocks amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts and lacklustre global cues.
A depreciating rupee and weak Q2 results from blue-chips further sapped risk appetite, traders said.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 172.61 points or 0.43 per cent lower at 39,749.85 in choppy trade.
On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty fell 58.80 points or 0.50 per cent to 11,670.80.
L&T was the top loser in the Sensex pack, dropping 4.99 per cent, after the engineering major posted a 45 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the September quarter.
Titan, ONGC, Axis Bank, HUL, NTPC , M&M and HDFC were the other major laggards, shedding up to 3.32 per cent.
On the other hand, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were among the gainers, spurting up to 2.79 per cent.
