Market Live Updates: Sensex crashes 1,159 factors to finish beneath 60,000 level-mark weighed by banks, FMCG, steel shares

Share/Stock Live Updates: The benchmark fairness indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell for the second consecutive session and ended almost 2 per cent decrease on Thursday led by a cross-sector selloff amid the expiry of October-series futures and choices (F&O) contracts.
Weakness in different Asian indices too weighed on market sentiments, analysts mentioned.
The S&P BSE Sensex crashed 1,158.63 factors (1.89 per cent) to settle beneath the 60,000 degree mark at 59,984.70. The broader Nifty 50 fell 353.70 factors (1.94 per cent) to finish at 17,857.25.
On the BSE benchmark, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ITC, Reliance Industries (RIL) and Infosys had been among the many largest laggards of the day. On the opposite hand, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints had been among the many high gainers.
All sectoral indices on the NSE ended within the pink. Among key sectors, the Bank Nifty fell 3.34 per cent dragged by Punjab National Bank, IDFC First Bank and Kotak Bank. This aside, the Nifty FMCG slipped 1.89 per cent weighed by ITC and United Breweries. The Nifty Metal declined 3.44 per cent as a consequence of a fall in Adani Enterprises and Vedanta.
(with inputs from companies)