The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 828.16 points or 3.03% at 26,537.91 at 09:31 IST on weak global cues.
All the 12 sectoral indices edged lower today, 24 August 2015. Among the sectoral indices on BSE, the S&P BSE Capital Goods index (down 3.12%), the S&P BSE Bankex (down 4.06%), the S&P BSE Power index (down 3.63%), the S&P BSE Oil & Gas index (down 3.55%), the S&P BSE IT index (down 2.87%), the S&P BSE Metal index (down 3.2%), the S&P BSE Teck index (down 3.05%), the S&P BSE Auto index (down 4.08%), the S&P BSE Realty index (down 4.96%), the S&P BSE Consumer Durables index (down 4.24%) underperformed the Sensex
The S&P BSE FMCG index (down 1.74%) and the S&P BSE Healthcare index (down 2.37%) outperformed the Sensex.
Asian stocks slumped today, 24 August 2015 as a rout in Chinese equities gathered pace, hastening an exodus from riskier assets as fears of a China-led global economic slowdown roiled world markets. US stock markets slumped on Friday, 21 August 2015, as concerns about the health of the Chinese economy rattled investors across the world.
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