Indian markets finished rough session on a lower note in advance of October F&O series expiry. Metals, banks and PSU stocks were under stress while auto and FMCG space finished discreetly higher.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 20221.39, down by 81.73 points or 0.40 %. The index moved intraday low of 20189.30 and high of 20344.68.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 6081.45, down 24.35 points or 0.40 %. The broader index rose at the high of 6120.25 and low of 6074.95 in today’s trade.

BSE Midcap Index was pulled down by 0.42 % as BSE Smallcap Index inched 0.22 % higher.

Among the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index fell 1.21 %, BSE Bankex turn down 0.84 % and BSE PSU Index fell 0.77 %. BSE Auto Index mounted up 0.86 % and BSE FMCG Index mounted up by 0.50 %.

The chief Sensex losers were Bharti Airtel (-2.70%), Tata Steel (-2.65%), SBI (-2.08%), ONGC (-1.94%) and HUL (-1.91%).