The Sensex ended (provisional) with a loss of 150 points at 17,842. The NSE Nifty has shed 53 points at 5356.
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(Updated at 1530 hrs)
The Sensex is quoting at 17866, lower by 125 points and the Nifty is at 5367, down 41 points.
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(Updated at 1445pm)
Midcap and smallcap indexes continue to outperform the benchmark Sensex, trading higher by 0.5%
Midcap stocks Central Bank and Omaxe are trading up over 7%. Other midcap companies like Opto circuits, Oriental Bank, Hindustan Construction, Emami and IRB Infrastructure are trading up over 5% each.
Smallcap Inox Leisure pares gains after hitting upper circuit this morning on buzz that Reliance Mediaworks might buy stake in the company, stock is up 12% at Rs 81. However Reliance Mediaworks denied any such developments.
Realty index is putting pressure on the markets, dips 1% at 3389 dragged down by Pheonix Mills down 2.3% at Rs 219, heavyweight DLF is down 1.8% at Rs 304 and Unitech also is also falls 1.45% at Rs 82
ABB is a top Nifty loser today, the stock falls by 4.3% after net profit dipped 54% to Rs 38 cr
Selling pressure continues in Hero Honda which is down 3.3% at Rs 1812, Siemens is also down 3% at Rs 698 on account of disappointing results