After opening 31 points lower at 14,647, the Sensex drifted lower as the day progressed. Financial and realty stocks bore the brunt of the selling today. The index tumbled to a low of 14,202 at the fag end of the day.
SBI slumped over 7% to Rs 1,342. HDFC Bank tumbled nearly 6% to Rs 1,166, and ICICI Bank plunged over 5% to Rs 643. HDFC shed 4.4% at Rs 2,210.
Among non-index financial stocks - Kotak Bank shed 4.5% to Rs 550. Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, IDBI Bank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Federal Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India and Allahabad Bank were down 3-4% each.
NTPC slumped 5.7% to Rs 174. DLF and Reliance Infrastructure plunged 5.5% each to Rs 482 and Rs 955, respectively. Jaiprakash Associates cracked 4.8% to Rs 163.
Reliance Communications tumbled 4% to Rs 398. BHEL shed 3.7% at Rs 1,670.
Hindalco, Larsen & Toubro, Grasim and ACC slipped over 3% each to Rs 129, Rs 2,628, Rs 1,965 and Rs 549, respectively.
Wipro, Hindustan Unilever, TCS, Tata Steel and ONGC were the other major losers today.
Ranbaxy up 1.5% at Rs 513 was the sole gainer among the index stocks.
SBI slumped over 7% to Rs 1,342. HDFC Bank tumbled nearly 6% to Rs 1,166, and ICICI Bank plunged over 5% to Rs 643. HDFC shed 4.4% at Rs 2,210.
Among non-index financial stocks - Kotak Bank shed 4.5% to Rs 550. Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, IDBI Bank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Federal Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India and Allahabad Bank were down 3-4% each.
NTPC slumped 5.7% to Rs 174. DLF and Reliance Infrastructure plunged 5.5% each to Rs 482 and Rs 955, respectively. Jaiprakash Associates cracked 4.8% to Rs 163.
Reliance Communications tumbled 4% to Rs 398. BHEL shed 3.7% at Rs 1,670.
Hindalco, Larsen & Toubro, Grasim and ACC slipped over 3% each to Rs 129, Rs 2,628, Rs 1,965 and Rs 549, respectively.
Wipro, Hindustan Unilever, TCS, Tata Steel and ONGC were the other major losers today.
Ranbaxy up 1.5% at Rs 513 was the sole gainer among the index stocks.
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