Sensex ends lower on profit-taking

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex and Nifty snapped a four-day winning streak after hitting all-time highs for the fourth session on Wednesday on profit-taking after recent outperformance in infrastructure and capital goods stocks.

The Sensex provisionally ended 0.43 percent lower at 25,473.89. Earlier it gained as much as 0.59 percent to a record high of 25,735.87, surpassing the previous high of 25,711.11 hit on Tuesday.

The Nifty provisionally closed 0.39 percent lower at 7,626.85. The Nifty rose as much as 0.57 percent to an all-time high of 7,700.05, surpassing its previous peak of 7,683.20.