The Sensex has finally ended (provisional) at 16,817, down 197 points.
The NSE Nifty has finally ended (provisional) at 4,995, down 68 points.
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(Updated at 1516hrs)
The NSE Nifty has slipped deeper into the red to touch a low of 4,968. The index is now at 4,992, down 71 points.
The Sensex is at at 16,787, down 220 points.
Among the NSE Nifty 50- stocks Jaiprakash Associates has plunged 7% to Rs 237.
Unitech and DLF have slipped around 6% each to Rs 100 and Rs 446, respectively.
ICICI Bank, SAIL, Larsen & Toubro and Ranbaxy have declined over 4% each.
ITC, HCL Technology and Bharti Airtel advanced around 1.5% each.
