As Q2 earnings for the major tech companies get underway, will advances in AI mean reduced headcount at Meta, Microsoft, Google and more?

On the sectoral front, IT, PSU bank shed 0.5-1 percent, while FMCG, metal, consumer durables, realty indices added 0.5-1 percent. The BSE midcap index ended flat, while smallcap index rose 0.3 percent ...