Summary:
Mumbai, Oct 19 (PTI) Equity benchmarks closed with modest losses on Tuesday after a seven-session winning streak as investors opted to pocket some gains at record levels.
FMCG counters led the losses after HUL"s Q2 earnings missed estimates, while IT and private bank stocks stood tall.
After scaling the 62,000-mark for the first time, the 30-share BSE Sensex succumbed to selling pressure in fag-end trade to close 49.54 points or 0.08 per cent lower at 61,716.05.
Similarly, the Nifty shed 58.30 points or 0.32 per cent to close at 18,418.75.
It touched a new intra-day record of 18,604.45 in early deals.
ITC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tanking 6.23 per cent, followed by HUL at 4.06 per cent.