Markets end lower amid realty, financial selloff

Sensex fell 287.60 points to 83,409.69; Nifty dropped 88.40 points to 25,453.40 amid volatility and sectoral weakness

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The stock market ended lower in a volatile session on Wednesday with Nifty below 25,500 amid selling seen in the realty and financial names.

At close, the Sensex was down 287.60 points or 0.34 per cent at 83,409.69, and the Nifty was down 88.40 points or 0.35 per cent at 25,453.40.

Among the sectors, Nifty Realty emerged as the biggest drag falling 1.44 per cent. It was followed by Nifty PSU Bank, which dropped 0.83 per cent.

Some of the significant ones were the shares of RBL Bank that tumbled over 2 per cent. Shares of SBI Cards dropped nearly 2 per cent after Goldman Sachs issued a bearish note for the stock.