<p>In volatile trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex today closed 22 points down on investors booking profits in ITC, L&T, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and RIL shares, cutting short a two-day upmove.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share barometer, within few minutes of opening, logged a day's high of 19,520.51. However, it later succumbed to bouts of profit-booking to settle 22.08 points, or 0.11 per cent, down at 19,453.92.<br /><br />In the last two sessions, the 30-share Sensex had risen by 231.58 points or 1.20 per cent.<br />Brokers said the market met with hesitancy on profit- booking after the recent upsurge saw Sensex hit two-week high.<br /><br />Experts said global markets appeared worried over the so-called US fiscal cliff issue.<br />"Efforts to prevent the fiscal cliff seem to be turning difficult. To add to the woes there is a warning from Fitch, which reiterated it may strip the US of its AAA credit rating," said Amar Ambani, Head of Research, IIFL.<br /><br />A falling Indian market was cushioned to some extent by stock-specific buying in TCS, HUL and SBI and the metal pack - Tata Steel, Jindal Steel, Hindalco and Sterlite Industries.<br /><br />"European and Asian indices were mixed and did not provide any concrete cues for the domestic market," said Rakesh Goyal, Senior Vice President, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd.<br />Similarly, the 50-share National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 13.20 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 5,916.40.<br /><br />Across sectors, the consumer durable sector suffered the most falling by 0.97 per cent, followed by the auto sector (0.76 per cent) and the capital goods sector (0.72 per cent).</p>
<p>In volatile trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex today closed 22 points down on investors booking profits in ITC, L&T, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and RIL shares, cutting short a two-day upmove.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share barometer, within few minutes of opening, logged a day's high of 19,520.51. However, it later succumbed to bouts of profit-booking to settle 22.08 points, or 0.11 per cent, down at 19,453.92.<br /><br />In the last two sessions, the 30-share Sensex had risen by 231.58 points or 1.20 per cent.<br />Brokers said the market met with hesitancy on profit- booking after the recent upsurge saw Sensex hit two-week high.<br /><br />Experts said global markets appeared worried over the so-called US fiscal cliff issue.<br />"Efforts to prevent the fiscal cliff seem to be turning difficult. To add to the woes there is a warning from Fitch, which reiterated it may strip the US of its AAA credit rating," said Amar Ambani, Head of Research, IIFL.<br /><br />A falling Indian market was cushioned to some extent by stock-specific buying in TCS, HUL and SBI and the metal pack - Tata Steel, Jindal Steel, Hindalco and Sterlite Industries.<br /><br />"European and Asian indices were mixed and did not provide any concrete cues for the domestic market," said Rakesh Goyal, Senior Vice President, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd.<br />Similarly, the 50-share National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 13.20 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 5,916.40.<br /><br />Across sectors, the consumer durable sector suffered the most falling by 0.97 per cent, followed by the auto sector (0.76 per cent) and the capital goods sector (0.72 per cent).</p>