Sensex slides 250 pts; Tata Motors zooms 6%, SBI down 2%

Amid subdued global trend, benchmark indices were trading with a negative bias on the last trading session of 2023. The S&P BSE Sensex was at 72,229 levels, down 181 points, while the Nifty50 was at 21,728, down 51 points.

Tata Consumer Products, Adani Enteprises, Adani Ports, Tata Motors, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Finserv, HUL, Sun Pharma, and ITC supported the frontline indices, while BPCL, Apollo Hospitals, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Infosys, ONGC, Titan Company, Power Grid, and SBI weighed.

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.18 per cent and 0.30 per cent, respectively.

Sectorally, all except the Nifty Auto and FMCG indices were trading with losses. The Nifty PSU Bank index dipped 0.55 per cent, while the Nifty Bank eased 0.4 per cent.