Retail and banking stocks rose 0.5 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. NEW DELHI: FMCG stocks were trading lower on Wednesday at 09:59AM Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 1.97%), Marico Ltd.(up 0.86%),

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 659.08 points to 78,837.07, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 205.35 points to 23,935.95 as of 2:15 PM.

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, Titan, and Sun Pharma were among the top gainers on the BSE Sensex, while ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Maruti Suzuki, NTPC and Tata Motors were the major losers

Bank stocks HDFC Bank and State Bank of India contributed most to the Sensex fall. NTPC, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance also contributed to the decline.