by Mir Mazhar Hussain
After the stellar performance on Friday, the stock markets returned to being choppy to due to profit booking.
The Sensex closed at 18673.34 down by 79.49 and the Nifty closed at 5669.60 down 21.55 points.
The markets were weighed down by heavy selling in ITC and HUL counters.
BHEL, Jindal Steel, M&M and ICICI Bank were the major gainers.
After the stellar performance on Friday, the stock markets returned to being choppy to due to profit booking.
The Sensex closed at 18673.34 down by 79.49 and the Nifty closed at 5669.60 down 21.55 points.
The markets were weighed down by heavy selling in ITC and HUL counters.
BHEL, Jindal Steel, M&M and ICICI Bank were the major gainers.