BSE Sensex ends below 9k
Mumbai, Feb 19: Indian markets ended sharply lower due to continous sell-off. The stocks like banking, technology, metal, telecom, oil & gas and the capital goods remained under pressure throughout the day.
The
30-share
BSE
Sensex
slipped
below
the
9,000
mark
and
touched
an
intraday
low
of
8,762.58
before
shutting
shop
at
8,843.21
—
down
199.42
points
or
2.21
pc.
The
Nifty
touched
a
low
of
2709.30
during
the
day
and
remained
nine
points
away
from
breaking
the
2,700
mark.
It
closed
at
2736.45
—
down
1.90
pc
or
52.90
points.
04:20
PM
Indices in red, Nifty below 2800
Following global cues the heavyweights like Reliance Industries, ONGC, Bharti, ICICI Bank, Infosys, TCS, HDFC, Reliance Communication, SAIL, BHEL and L&T has been putting pressure on the benchmark indices. All sectoral indices and broader indices are in red.
The
30-shares
BSE
Sensex
was
trading
at
8,854,
down
188
points
and
the
Nifty
was
at
2,735,
down
54
points,
at
1:05
hours
IST.
BSE
Midcap
and
Small
Cap
indices
tumbled
over
1
per
cent
each.
02:30PM
Heavy sell-off; Indices under pressure
Major sell-off is witnessed in markets due to the fall in sectors like oil & gas, telecom, banking, technology, capital goods, power and metal. Small cap and Midcap stocks are under pressure too.
The
Sensex
was
trading
at
8,856,
down
185
points
and
the
Nifty
was
at
2,734,
down
54
points,
at
11:50
hours
IST.
Broader
indices
like
BSE
Midcap
and
Small
cap
indices
slipped
over
1
per
cent
each.
12:30
PM
Markets open weak on negative global cues
Following the negative global cues, benchmark indices opened lower on the last day of the week. At 9:56 am, the Sensex was trading at 8,892, down 149 points and the Nifty was at 2,743, down 45 points. CNX Midcap 100 fell 25 points, to 3,260.
ICICI
Bank,
Tata
Communication,
ABB,
Nalco,
L&T,
Reliance
Communication,
Tata
Steel,
Bharti
Airtel,
Zee
Entertainment,
ONGC,
Infosys
and
HDFC
are
under
pressure.
Satyam
surged
over
5
pc
as
Company
Law
Board
finalised
the
company
stake
sale
plan.
10:30
AM
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