| The domestic market was no different as it was swept by the panic wave pulling the benchmark BSE Sensex went down by 142.47 points to 7145.13. |
| The European stock markets tumbled on the near simultaneous blasts, which according to Prime Minister Tony Blair, was a co-ordinated terrorist attack timed to coincide with the G8 summit. |
| The explosions resulted in many casualties and went on to shutting down of the entire underground network. The worst fears of the global investors came to the fore, as oil prices rose to an all-time high of $62 per barrel with the Atlantic hurricane. |
| The breadth of the market was negative with 1,686 stocks declining as against 813 stocks advancing. Of the 30 shares in the Sensex basket, only four ended positive. |
| The volumes accounted for were Rs 3,765.53 crore on BSE and Rs 6,789.18 crore on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). |
| Among the major losers in frontline stocks, Reliance was down 4.84 per cent to Rs 613.85, ONGC, down 4.66 per cent to Rs 929.35, Hindalco, down 3.69 per cent to Rs 1,211.25, Wipro, lost 3.39 per cent to Rs 710.30, Reliance Energy ended 3.24 per cent lower to close at Rs 627.15, HLL, down 2.82 per cent to Rs 158.30 and HDFC, ended 2.88 per cent to Rs 903.85. |
| All the indices ended the negative zone on Thursday. The BSE Oil and Gas index was the biggest loser, down 4.03 per cent at 3404.14, followed by the BSE PSU index, down 2.26 per |
| cent to 4413.97 and the BSE Health Care index, down 1.63 per cent to 2888.51. |
| Among the top losers in the oil and gas sector, ONGC was down 4.66 per cent to Rs 929.35, Chennai Petroleum was down 3.88 per cent to Rs 183.25, Bongaigaon Refineries was down 2.59 per cent to Rs 84.70, Petronet LNG, down 2.15 per cent to Rs 40.90 and HPCL was down 2.09 per cent to Rs 307.05. |
| Among the top losers in the Consumer Durables index were""JL Morison, down 4.29 per cent to Rs 208.65, Henkel Spic, down 3.16 per cent to Rs 29.15, HLL, down 2.82 per cent to Rs 158.30, Colgate, down 2.19 per cent to Rs 240.80 and Rayban Sun Opticals, down 2.17 per cent to Rs 72. |
| The sole gainer in this sector was Proctor & Gamble, up 0.50 per cent to Rs 650.45. |
| Among the top losers in information technology sector were Kale Consultants, down 6.36 per cent to Rs 89.05, Geodesic Inform, down 6.32 per cent to Rs 174.05, Sonata Software, down 5.57 per cent to Rs 30.50, Mindteck, down 4.74 per cent at Rs 46.25 and Polaris Software, down 4.60 per cent at Rs 122.35. |
| Among the top gainers in the sector, Financial Technology was up 5.91 per cent to Rs 691.35, GMR Industries was up 2.22 per cent to Rs 80.50, Pentasoft Technology was up 2.04 per cent to Rs 2.50, Tata Elxsi was up 1.37 per cent to Rs 203.25 and Nucleus Software was up 1.05 per cent at Rs 265.90. |
| Among the top losers in the banking sector were Karnataka Bank, down 8.68 per cent to Rs 106.75, Karur Vysya Bank, down 5.65 per cent to Rs 436.65, South Indian Bank, down 5.46 per cent to Rs 58.85, IndusInd Bank, down 5.09 to Rs 72.75 and Indian Overseas Bank, down 4.27 per cent to Rs 79.65. |
| The top gainers in this sector were""Federal Bank, up 2.83 per cent to Rs 176.25, Corporation Bank, up 2.62 per cent to Rs 386.30, Union Bank, up 0.67 per cent to Rs 111.90, Syndicate Bank, up 0.63 per cent to Rs 56 and Bank of Maharashtra, up 0.61 per cent at Rs 33.20. |
| Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Indian shares worth Rs 387.80 crore on Wednesday, while domestic mutual funds were net sellers to the tune of Rs 37.60 crore. |
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