Sensex shows big fall; Down over 400 points
Mumbai,
Feb
23:
The
Bombay
Stock
Exchange
Sensitive
Index
(Sensex)
today
saw
a
major
downfall.
The
Sensex
today
slipped
by
over
400
points
to
touch
13621
mark.
On
Thursday
markets
closed
on
14,021.31
points.
The sudden fall in sensex, just when the Parliament session on Budget began, is mostly due to the sustained selling pressure across the board.
All the index pivotals are in the red, especially banking, FMCG and pharma stocks. Top gainers on the Sensex are Tata Steel at Rs 464, Reliance at Rs 1,421 and BHEL at Rs 2,298.70.
Top losers on the Sensex are Grasim at Rs 2,280, ICICI Bank at Rs 902 and Ranbaxy Labs at Rs 353.
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Story first published: Friday, February 23, 2007, 15:14 [IST]