Sensex closes 127 points lower, RIL down 2.3 pc

Sep 13, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices edged lower on September 13 with Reliance Industries along with select banking and IT stocks under selling pressure throughout the trading session. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 127 points or 0.22 per cent at 58,178 while the Nifty 50 dipped by 14 points or 0.08 per cent to 17,355. Sectoral indices were mixed with Nifty private bank down by 0.5 per cent, PSU bank by 0.4 per cent and financial service by 0.2 per cent. But Nifty metal rose by 1.3 per cent and realty by 0.6 per cent. Among stocks, index heavyweight Reliance Industries lost by 2.3 per cent to Rs 2,369.80 per share as subsidiary Jio delayed the launch of ultra low-cost smartphone. ICICI Bank was down by 1.7 per cent, HDFC Bank by 0.8 per cent, Axis Bank by 0.4 per cent and IndusInd Bank by 0.3 per cent.