Sensex closes 133 points lower, RIL weighs heavy (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Friday closed 133 points lower, weighed down by selling in heavy weight scrips like RIL.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,060.17 points, closed at 17,852.56 points (provisional) — down 133.32 points or 0.74 percent from its previous close at 17,985.88 points.
At BSE, RIL closed 2.32 percent lower at Rs.867.40. This was the sixth successive loss making day for the scrip.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended in the red at 5,362.7 points, down 0.67 percent.
Broader markets too closed lower, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.99 percent down and the BSE smallcap index down 1.04 percent.
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