Hit by late selling, Sensex nosedives 144 points (Lead)
August 25th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Selling pressure towards the closing hours brought a benchmark index for Indian equities 144 points down from its previous close.
Realty stocks were the hardest hit, while consumer durables, auto, healthcare and metal stocks saw a fair amount of selling.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,308.51 points, closed at 18,167.13 points (provisional), 144.46 points or 0.79 percent down from its previous close at 18,311.59 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty shut shop 0.89 percent lower at 5,456.15 points.
Broader markets indices suffered more, with the BSE midcap index down 1.6 percent and the BSE smallcap index 1.55 percent lower.
- Sensex drops sharply, Asian cues depressing - Aug 25, 2010
- Sensex closes 172 points lower (Lead) - Feb 24, 2012
- Sensex loses 265 points, closes below 18,000 points (Second Lead) - Feb 08, 2011
- Sensex closes 76 points lower (Lead) - Feb 16, 2012
- Sensex slips 136 points, consumer durables, banking stocks lose (Lead) - Mar 28, 2012
- Sensex continues subdued; realty, consumer durables stocks lose (Lead) - Jun 15, 2011
- Sensex closes 180 points lower (Third Lead) - Jun 15, 2011
- Sensex closes dull, IT, metal stocks lose (Second Lead) - Jan 18, 2012
- Sensex slips further in noon trade (Lead) - May 25, 2011
- Sensex pares losses, closes 50 points down (Lead) - Aug 31, 2010
- Sensex closes 202 points lower (Second Lead) - May 17, 2011
- Sensex closes 133 points lower, RIL weighs heavy (Lead) - Jun 17, 2011
- Sensex pares some losses, closes 148 points down - Oct 20, 2011
- Sensex in red in opening trade - Jun 15, 2011
- Sensex slips below 18,000 points - Feb 24, 2012
Tags: benchmark index, bombay stock exchange, bse, cnx, consumer durables, metal stocks, midcap index, national stock exchange, realty stocks, sensex, sensitive index