Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- ended lower on Tuesday, June 17, on profit booking in select heavyweights, including HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finance amid weak global cues. The Sensex ended the day with a loss of 213 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 81,583.30, while the Nifty 50 closed at 24,853.40, down 93 points, or 0.37 per cent.
Mid-caps and small-caps segments underperformed. The BSE Midcap index fell 0.56 per cent and the Smallcap index declined 0.67 per cent.
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly ₹448 lakh crore from nearly ₹450.5 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors poorer by over ₹2 lakh crore in a single session.
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