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Sensex loses 400 points, Nifty down over 100 points

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Aug 19 2013 | 1:26 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex slumped around 400 points and the Nifty fell over 100 points on Monday as the rupee dropped to record lows, while the benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to 9 percent with the government's measures being seen as inadequate to halt the free-fall in the rupee.

Blue chips including ICICI Bank fell nearly 4 percent on fears that foreign investors may pare their holdings in Indian stocks as the rupee hits a record low.

The Nifty fell 2.1 percent while the Sensex lost 2 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)

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First Published: Aug 19 2013 | 1:10 PM IST

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