**Mumbai:** In its biggest single-day fall in approximately three months, the BSE Sensex crashed over 1,000 points on Thursday, while the NSE Nifty ended below the 17,350 level. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued their selling spree, offloading shares worth a net Rs 3,147.42 crore, as per provisional data available on the NSE. The benchmark Sensex tumbled 1,016.90 points or 1.73% to close at 57,793.83. During the day, it had tanked 1,220.35 points or 2% to 57,680.38. The Nifty fell by 308.15 points or 1.74% to finish at 17,337.40. The broader markets also witnessed heavy selling, with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices shedding over 2%. Most of the sectors ended in the red, led by realty, metal, IT, and capital goods. Only pharma and FMCG stocks managed to close in the green..
The major laggards in the Sensex pack included IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, and Reliance Industries. HDFC Bank and Infosys were the top gainers..
Among the Nifty constituents, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, and Cipla fell the most, while Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Shree Cements, and Hindustan Unilever gained the most..
Gaurav Ratnaparkhi, Head of Technical Research, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, said, .
