Sensex falls 166 pts
Mumbai, Mar 11: The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex on Wednesday declined 166 points to open at 35,468.90 as selling was seen in Realty, Technology, Power and Metal stocks.
The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too fell 117 points at 10,458.85.
The Sensex registered intra-day high and low at 35,943.10 and 35,251.92 respectively.
The Nifty recorded intra-day high and low at 10,529.55 and 10,334 points respectively.
The sectoral indices like Realty, Technology, Power and Metal stocks kept the market under pressure, broker informed.
At the moment, the sensex was trading at 35,778.11, rising by 143 pts while the Nifty was at 10,458.85, up by 7.40 pts.
The losers were Tata Steel by 4.27 pc to Rs 308.55, IndusInd Bank by 2.32 pc to rs 882.50, Infosys by 2.49 pc to Rs 686.40 and Sun Pharma by 1.97 pc to Rs 387.15.
The gainers were HeroMotoCorp by 4.01 pc to Rs 2035.65, Reliance Industries by 3.85 pc to Rs 1156, ICICI Bank by 2.40 pc to Rs 468.10 and Bajaj Auto by 1.13 pc to Rs 2606.65.
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