Home Market News Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Banking stocks pull down indices as market snaps 6-day winning streak Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Banking stocks pull down indices as market snaps 6-day winning streak Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights:  Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by nearly 1% on Friday (August 22), snapping their six-day winning streak, amid intense selling in market heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 693.86 points or 0.85 per cent to settle at 81,306.85. During the day, it plunged 708.94 points or 0.86 per cent to 81,291.77. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 213.65 points or 0.85 per cent to 24,870.10. From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Tata Steel, ITC, HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Ports, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank and Tech Mahindra were among the major laggards. However, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Bharat Electronics and Sun Pharma were among the gainers.

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