Market snaps 4-day gains; Nifty ends below 22,400; VIX slips 3.36%
Mumbai, March 5 -- The Indian equity indices ended with limited losses on Tuesday, snapping a four-day gaining streak. The Nifty settled below the 22,400 level. PSU Bank, auto and oil & gas stocks advanced while IT, media and FMCG shares declined.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 195.16 points or 0.26% to 73,677.13. The Nifty 50 index shed 49.30 points or 0.22% to 22,356.30.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.17% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.63%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,267 shares rose and 2,574 shares fell. A total of 92 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term...
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