Sensex closes 202 points lower (Second Lead)
May 17th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed 202 points down Tuesday with heavy selling in blue chip stocks like SBI pulling down the index. Broader markets too ended lower.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,374.45 points, closed at 18,142.84 points (provisional), down 202.19 points or 1.1 percent from its previous close at 18,345.03 points Monday.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange ended trade at 5,440.3 points, down 1.07 percent.
Broader markets too shut shop in the negative with the BSE midcap index ending 0.65 percent down and the BSE smallcap index down 0.59 percent.
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