Sensex, Nifty end in the red

Mumbai, Sep 13 (Agency) The BSE Sensex and Nifty ended in a negative territory on Monday. While BSE Senxes closed at 58,177, down 127.31 points or 0.22 per cent, Nifty closed at 17,355, down 13.95 points or 0.08 per cent. The Sensex registered days high and low at 58.314.64 and 57.944.63 pts respectively. The Nifty recorded days high and low at 17,378.35 and 17,269.15 pts respectively.

Reliance Industries Ltd, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever Limited, HDFC Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra, Ultra Tech Cement, Axis Bank were among the top draggers while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharati Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HCL were among the gainers at the BSE Sensex. Mid and small cap stocks performed better than their peers. The BSE Midcap index closed 0.32 per higher while the small cap index registered a gain of 0.80 per cent.