ManagementSensex ends down 201pts
The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a loss of 201 points at 16,993. The NSE Nifty was down 59 points at 4,983.
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(Updated at 1405 pm)
The Sensex has slipped deeper into the red and is now at 16,803, down 91 points.
Infosys, Bharti Airtel and Sterlite have declined 1% each at Rs 2,533, Rs 320 and Rs 826, respectively.
HDFC, HUL and Jaiprakash Associates are weak at 2,579, Rs 266 and Rs 148, down 0.5% each.
Tata Motors has advanced 3.5% to Rs 735. Sun Pharma and Wipro have added 2% each at Rs 1,513 and Rs 686, respectively. Hero Honda, Tata Steel and Mahindra & Mahindra are up 1% each at Rs 1,687, Rs 570 and Rs 1,067, respectively.
The market breadth remains positive, out of 2,816 shares traded, 1,521 have advanced and 1,193 have declined so far on the BSE.
Healthcare index has soared 2% to 5,170, it is followed by auto and metal indices, up 1% each.
VALUE & VOLUME TOPPERS..
Havells India has topped the value chart on BSE with a turnover of Rs 143 crore, followed by DLF (Rs 136.93 crore), HDIL (Rs 102.96 crore), SBI (Rs 101.11 crore) and Tata Steel (Rs 99.65 crore).
The volume chart is being led by Unitech with trades of 10.67 million shares, followed by Suzlon (8.51 million), Wire & Wireless (5.81 million), Reliance Natural Resources (4.40 million) and Indowind Energy (4.19 milion).