Sensex Ends 141 Points Lower As Markets Extend Losses To Sixth Day: Highlights

Domestic stock markets started the holiday-shortened week on a lower note, with the benchmark indices extending losses to a sixth day in a row. The S&P BSE Sensex index traded in the positive territory for the most part of the session, gaining 246.16 points to touch 37,919.47 at the day's highest mark, but could not sustain those gains. The 30-scrip index plunged as much as 438.94 points to hit 37,480.53 on the downside before paring some of those losses by the end of the session. Selling pressure in pharmaceutical and metal stocks dragged the markets lower.  Analysts awaited macroeconomic data and quarterly results from TCS and Infosys for market cues. The markets will remain closed on Tuesday for Dussehra.

Here are highlights of the movement in domestic share markets (Sensex and Nifty) on October 7: