Indian equity indices ended lower on September 2, extending their decline for the third consecutive session, as a sharp rise in crude oil prices amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on market sentiment.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 76570.35 down by -373.93 points or by -0.49 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23914.45 down by -141.35 points or by -0.59 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 76570.35 and intraday low of 76135.72 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23914.45 and intraday low of 23786.8

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1672.90,+1.63%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1990.00,+1.02%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 267.50,+1.00%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 330.15,+0.96%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 5070.00,+0.70%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2526.70,-1.61%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3191.80,-1.56%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 700.95,-1.56%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1330.90,-1.49%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 405.50,-1.33%), among others.

Power index was at 7446.87 up by 38.63 points or by 0.52%. JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 539.00,+4.05%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 363.80,+3.91%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1294.00,+2.70%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1249.70,+2.48%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 207.25,+1.54%),.

Auto index was at 61808.16 down by -1056.51 points or by -1.68%. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 5309.00,-4.26%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 783.00,-3.75%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 447.25,-3.69%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7700.00,-3.24%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1237.65,-2.60%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4809 , shares advanced were 1995 while 2575 shares declined and 239 were unchanged.