Broader markets have shown resilience and outperformed the benchmark indices. BSE midcap index was up 0.3% and smallcap index is up 0.6%.
In the midcap space sugar, financial and power stocks did well for themselves.
Metal index ended up over 1%. Sterlite Industries is up over 3% followed by Tata Steel & SAIL.
TTML, Nagarjuna Fertilisers, Everonn Systems, Reliance Capital, Indusind, UCO Bank, Vijaya Bank are among the midcap gainers.
Top gainers on the indices are Bajaj Auto up 2.5%. Top losers on the Sensex were NTPC, Cipla and ITC.
On the macroeconomic front, July Industrial output numbers were amajor disappointment, it was at 7.1% versus 13.2% on YoY basis. Apr-Jul Industrial Grwoth took place at 9.6% versus 11.1%,YoY. It was a major disappointment below estimates and manufacturing has taken it on the chin. Within manufcaturing it is consumer durables has taken a hit.
Sensex was down 37.41 points or 0.24% at 15505.36, and the Nifty down 0.20 points or 0.00% at 4496.85.
About 1687 shares have advanced, 1269 shares declined, and 67 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,889.55 up 13 points or 0.20%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,572.35 up 43 points or 0.5%.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was closed at 13,664.18 down 0.3%. Jyoti Structure, Reliance Infra, Carborundum, Bharat Bijlee, Thermax closed lower.
The BSE Auto Index closed closed at 4,875.78 up 0.2%. Bajaj Auto, Cummins, MRF, Tube Investment, MICO ended in the green.
The BSE Metal Index closed at 11,918.28 up 1.2%. Jindal Steel, Sesa Goa, Sterlite Ind, Shree Precoated, Jindal Saw advanced.
The BSE FMCG Index lost 0.8% at 2,081.93. ITC, Britannia, Marico, Colgate ended in red.
BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 8,321.15 up 0.7%. Reliance Petro, Reliance Natura, GAIL, Reliance closed in green.
The BSE IT Index closed at 4,443.98 down 0.6%. Mphasis, I-Flex Solution, HCL Tech, Satyam, Patni Computer closed lower.
The BSE Bankex was down 0.7% at 7,979.77. ICICI Bank, PNB, Oriental Bank, HDFC Bank, Federal Bank closed lower.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 10821.24 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 40563.67 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 5368.60 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 56753.51 crore.