The Sensex has finally ended (provisional) at 17,215, down 111 points.
The NSE Nifty has finally ended (provisional) at 5,115, down 27 points.
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(Updated at 1504hrs)
The Sensex has once again slipped and is now down 79 poinst at 17,247.
The Nifty is down 20 points at 5,122.
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(Updated at 1446 hrs)
The markets have recovered sharply on the back of fresh buying. The Sensex is now up 11 points 17,337 - up 132 points from the day's low.
The Nifty is up six points at 5,148.
Mahindra & Mahindra has tumbled 3% to Rs 909. Reliance Communications and ONGC have slipped 2% each to Rs 233 and Rs 1,215, respectively.
Hindalco has soared 6% to Rs 143. Tata Steel, DLF and Wipro have advanced 2.5% each to Rs 579, Rs 474 and Rs 588, respectively.
TCS, Maruti, Tata Motors and NTPC are up over 1.5% each.
The market breadth is negative, out of 2,794 shares traded, 1,405 have declined and 1,319 have advanced so far on the BSE.
