Benchmark equity indices closed lower for the third day in a row. Sensex closed as 60,923.50, down 336. Intraday it hit a low of 60,489 points. Nifty settled at 18,178, down 0.5%, after hitting a low of 18,048. The broad market was weak with midcaps and smallcaps ending in the red. Bank and financials were the outperformed among sectors, while metals, IT and realty were the big losers.Asian Paints, RIL, Infosys and TCS were the prominent laggards today.

Benchmark equity indices closed lower for the third day in a row. Sensex closed as 60,923.50, down 336. Intraday it hit a low of 60,489 points. Nifty settled at 18,178, down 0.5%, after hitting a low of 18,048. The broad market was weak with midcaps and smallcaps ending in the red. Bank and financials were the outperformed among sectors, while metals, IT and realty were the big losers.Asian Paints, RIL, Infosys and TCS were the prominent laggards today.