Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Indian Stock Market : Sensex ends in red; auto, power, capital goods down

The Sensex pared intraday gains and closed in the negative territory on the back of profit booking after European peers slipped off highs. Auto, power and capital goods were the top sectoral losers while technology, FMCG and banks showed some resistance.

The Sensex ended at 17,271.45, down 47.36 points, or 0.27 percent. It touched an intraday high of 17,432.33 and a low of 17,265.48.

The Nifty closed at 5,230.55, down 17.60 points, or 0.34 percent. It touched an intraday high of 5,279.60 and a low of 5,226.45.

The BSE Midcap Index was down 0.38 percent, while the BSE Smallcap Index edged 0.17 percent higher.

Among sectoral indices, the BSE Auto Index was down 1.87 percent, the BSE Power Index slipped 1.38 percent and the BSE Capital Goods Index declined 1.09 percent. The BSE IT Index was up 0.48 percent, the BSE FMCG Index moved 0.17 percent higher and the BSE Bankex advanced 0.07 percent.

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