Sensex down 600 points amid sell-off in banking, finance stocks (Second Lead)
Monday - September 24, 2018 2:40 pm ,
Category : BUSINESS
Sensex down 600 points amid sell-off in banking, finance stocks (Second Lead)
Mumbai Sep 24 (IANS) The S&P BSE Sensex lost nearly 600 points during the mid-afternoon session on Monday with heavy selling activity in banking finance and auto stocks.
Similarly the NSE Nifty50 also was down over 180 points.
At 2.24 p.m. the NSE Nifty50 traded at 10 956.10 points lower by 187.00 points or 1.68 per cent from the previous close.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 36 924.72 points traded at 36 248.31 points lower by 593.29 points or 1.61 per cent from the previous close of 36 841.60 points.
So far it has touched an intra-day high of 36 945.50 points and a low of 36 216.95.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Consultancy Services Infosys Coal India Reliance Industries and ONGC while the major losers were Mahindra and Mahindra Adani Ports HDFC Bharti Airtel IndusInd Bank and Maruti Suzuki.
--IANS ravi-rrb/mr
Similarly the NSE Nifty50 also was down over 180 points.
At 2.24 p.m. the NSE Nifty50 traded at 10 956.10 points lower by 187.00 points or 1.68 per cent from the previous close.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 36 924.72 points traded at 36 248.31 points lower by 593.29 points or 1.61 per cent from the previous close of 36 841.60 points.
So far it has touched an intra-day high of 36 945.50 points and a low of 36 216.95.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Consultancy Services Infosys Coal India Reliance Industries and ONGC while the major losers were Mahindra and Mahindra Adani Ports HDFC Bharti Airtel IndusInd Bank and Maruti Suzuki.
--IANS ravi-rrb/mr
