<p>Hit by nearly 6 per cent loss in Tata Motors, the BSE benchmark Sensex today closed 103 points lower to slip below 20,000-level amid investors booking profits in realty, auto, metal and power sectors.<br /><br />After a better start at 20,072.28, the Sensex fell by 102.83 points, or 0.51 per cent to 19,923.78 as auto majors Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and M&M recorded losses.<br /><br />Tata Motors slumped 5.9 per cent after reports stated the company had issued a profit warning at Jaguar Land Rover.<br /><br />Realty space also saw selling today with HDIL tanking over 22 per cent. Others like Unitech, Anant Raj and Sobha Developers dropped in 5-7 per cent range, pulling down the BSE Realty by over 4 per cent -- the worst among sectoral indices.<br /><br />On the similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange ined Nifty fell by 34.95 points, or 0.58 per cent to end at 6,019.35, after touching a low of 6,007.85.<br /><br />"The Nifty opened on a muted note and profit booking across the board ensured a weak closing near the psychological level of 6000," said Shubham Agarwal, Associate VP and Senior Technical Equities Analyst, Motilal Oswal Securities.</p>.<p>Brokers said the selling pressure emerged at existing higher levels as investors sold blue-chips that had surged in the recent past on government's reform initiatives.<br /><br />Interest-rate sensitive stocks, like ICICI Bank, HDFC and SBI, logged losses ahead of cautious stance adopted by market participants ahead of the RBI policy meeting on January 29.<br /><br />However, a firm trend in FMCG, Information Technology and Capital Goods sectors saved the market from any major fall.</p>
<p>Hit by nearly 6 per cent loss in Tata Motors, the BSE benchmark Sensex today closed 103 points lower to slip below 20,000-level amid investors booking profits in realty, auto, metal and power sectors.<br /><br />After a better start at 20,072.28, the Sensex fell by 102.83 points, or 0.51 per cent to 19,923.78 as auto majors Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and M&M recorded losses.<br /><br />Tata Motors slumped 5.9 per cent after reports stated the company had issued a profit warning at Jaguar Land Rover.<br /><br />Realty space also saw selling today with HDIL tanking over 22 per cent. Others like Unitech, Anant Raj and Sobha Developers dropped in 5-7 per cent range, pulling down the BSE Realty by over 4 per cent -- the worst among sectoral indices.<br /><br />On the similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange ined Nifty fell by 34.95 points, or 0.58 per cent to end at 6,019.35, after touching a low of 6,007.85.<br /><br />"The Nifty opened on a muted note and profit booking across the board ensured a weak closing near the psychological level of 6000," said Shubham Agarwal, Associate VP and Senior Technical Equities Analyst, Motilal Oswal Securities.</p>.<p>Brokers said the selling pressure emerged at existing higher levels as investors sold blue-chips that had surged in the recent past on government's reform initiatives.<br /><br />Interest-rate sensitive stocks, like ICICI Bank, HDFC and SBI, logged losses ahead of cautious stance adopted by market participants ahead of the RBI policy meeting on January 29.<br /><br />However, a firm trend in FMCG, Information Technology and Capital Goods sectors saved the market from any major fall.</p>