The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 128 points at 14,518. After a touching a high of 14,584, the index slipped deeper into red, amid lacklustre movement, to a low of 14,369 - down 277 points from the previous close. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 102 points at 14,544.
The market breadth was fairly negative - out of 2,711 stocks traded, 1,514 declined, 1,107 advanced and 90 stocks were unchanged today.
ACC slumped nearly 6% to Rs 560. Maruti tumbled nearly 4% to Rs 616.
HDFC, Satyam and Reliance Communications plunged over 3% each to Rs 2,283, Rs 406 and Rs 400, respectively.
Bharti Airtel and ITC shed 2% each at Rs 792 and Rs 184, respectively.
Sterlite slipped 1.6% to Rs 602. Mahindra & Mahindra, ONGC, BHEL and SBI were down around 1% each at Rs 561, Rs 1,063, Rs 1,678 and Rs 1,444, respectively.
Reliance Infrastructure gained 2.3% at Rs 994.
Hindalco and ICICI Bank gained 2% each at Rs 132 and Rs 678, respectively.
The market breadth was fairly negative - out of 2,711 stocks traded, 1,514 declined, 1,107 advanced and 90 stocks were unchanged today.
ACC slumped nearly 6% to Rs 560. Maruti tumbled nearly 4% to Rs 616.
HDFC, Satyam and Reliance Communications plunged over 3% each to Rs 2,283, Rs 406 and Rs 400, respectively.
Bharti Airtel and ITC shed 2% each at Rs 792 and Rs 184, respectively.
Sterlite slipped 1.6% to Rs 602. Mahindra & Mahindra, ONGC, BHEL and SBI were down around 1% each at Rs 561, Rs 1,063, Rs 1,678 and Rs 1,444, respectively.
Reliance Infrastructure gained 2.3% at Rs 994.
Hindalco and ICICI Bank gained 2% each at Rs 132 and Rs 678, respectively.
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