Thursday, May 3, 2012

Indian Stock Market : Sensex ends below 17,200; auto, banks, metals down

The Sensex closed in the red, led by losses in auto, banks, metals and realty stocks even as the European markets remained firm.

The Sensex closed at 17,163.89, down 138.02 points, or 0.80 percent. It touched an intraday high of 17,271.77 and a low of 17,120.86.

The Nifty ended at 5,192.25, down 46.90 points, or 0.90 percent. It touched an intraday high of 5,217.30 and a low of 5,180.65.

The BSE Midcap Index fell 0.87 percent and the BSE Smallcap Index declined 0.89 percent.

Among sectoral indices, the BSE Auto Index was down 2.44 percent, the BSE Bankex declined 1.69 percent and the BSE Metal Index was 1.64 percent lower. The BSE IT Index was up 0.66 percent.

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