Domestic markets end lower as auto, bank stocks fall

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday as prominent bank and auto stocks fell.

Indian shares ended slightly lower on Monday, dragged down by weakness in banks and auto stocks ahead of earnings reports from a slew of market heavyweights including Tata Motors. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.20% lower at 15,824.45 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed 0.23% lower at 52,852.27.