Sensex down 35.68 points, oil and gas stocks fall
May 25th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 35.68 points down around 12.30 p.m. Friday on heavy selling pressure in consumer durable, oil and gas and automobile stocks.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was ruling at 16,186.62 points, down by 0.22 percent or 35.68 points down from its previous close of 16,222.30 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 16,213.24 points and a low of 16,118.35 points in the intra-day trade. The Sensex midcap was up 25.81 points but smallcap was up 31.96 points.
The BSE consumer durable index was down by 36.02 points, followed by oil and gas down by 40.48 points and automobile index down by 29.29 points.
Major Sensex losers included Maruti Suzuki, down by 1.86 percent at Rs.1,123.95; Mahindra and Mahindra, down 1.30 percent at Rs.642.7; HDFC, down 1.02 percent at Rs.655.80; Jindal Steel, down 0.95 percent at Rs.464.15; Hindustan Unilever, down 0.75 percent at Rs.421.50.
Sensex gainers were Sterlite Industries, up by 2.15 percent at Rs.97.40; Tata Steel, up 1.92 percent at Rs.406.20; DLF, up 1.62 percent at Rs.187.95; Gail India, up 1.43 percent at Rs.330; Hero MotoCorp, up 1.06 percent at Rs.1,842.
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