Stock Market Closing: The market witnessed fluctuations today before and after the RBI's credit policy. In today's session, the market witnessed steady trading. There was a lot of activity in the automobile sector and there was also volatility in FMCG, oil and gas stocks. If we look at the falling and rising stocks, 1694 stocks rose and 1127 stocks saw a decline. 

At what levels did the market close

BSE's Sensex closed down by 56.74 points at 81,709.12 and NSE's Nifty closed down by 30.60 points at 24,677 today. 

How was the condition of sectoral index

Bank stocks did appear strong immediately after the RBI's credit policy was announced but they slipped into the red zone at the time of market closing. Stocks like Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank rose today but overall there was disappointment in banking stocks. Bank, financial services, IT, media, pharma, healthcare index and realty sectors witnessed a decline and were seen with weakness at the time of market closing. 

What was the condition of Sensex shares

Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 14 closed with gains and Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, L&T, ITC and Tata Steel were the top gainers. The number of Sensex stocks that fell was 16 and Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv and Reliance Industries fell.

Know the market capitalization of BSE

If we look at the market capitalization of BSE, it has come down to Rs 459.23 lakh crore. Trading was closed in 4088 shares, out of which 2399 shares closed with a rise while 1590 shares saw a decline. 410 shares closed on the upper circuit while 191 shares had a lower circuit.