Sensex Snaps 5-Day Winning Streak Dragged By Reliance Industries

The S&P BSE Sensex snapped its five-day winning streak while the NSE Nifty 50 Index was little changed despite the Reserve Bank of India surprising the street with a rate cut and changing policy stance to "neutral" under Governor Shaktikanta Das's first monetary policy review. In today's session gains in Reliance Industries, HDFC and HDFC Bank were offset by losses in ITC, Sun Pharma and Axis Bank. The mid- and small-cap shares outperformed their larger peers as both the BSE mid and small-cap indices rose over 0.7 per cent each.

Here are the key highlights of today's trading session: