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Sensex Tanks Over 200 Pts In Opening Trade On Profit-Booking

Mumbai, Sep 30 : The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex declined by over 200 points in opening trade today as funds and retail investors locked in gains recorded in yesterday's rally.The 30-share BSE index, which

PTI Updated on: September 30, 2011 15:00 IST
sensex tanks over 200 pts in opening trade on profit booking
sensex tanks over 200 pts in opening trade on profit booking

Mumbai, Sep 30 : The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex declined by over 200 points in opening trade today as funds and retail investors locked in gains recorded in yesterday's rally.


The 30-share BSE index, which had gained 252.05 points in the previous session, fell by 202.56 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 16,495.51 in the first five minutes of trade today.

Stocks of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firms RCom, Reliance Capital and Reliance Infra suffered sharp setbacks and were trading up to 7 per cent lower in opening trade after the CBI informed the Supreme Court that it was still probing whether Chairman Anil Ambani had any role in the 2G scam.

In a similar fashion, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index declined by 55.45 points, or 1.11 per cent, to 4,960.00.All the sectoral indices, barring consumer durables, were trading in the negative zone, with losses of up to 1.44 per cent.

Brokers said investors cashing in on gains registered in the previous session in the absence of any positive factors mainly dampened the trading sentiment.In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down

by 1.28 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei index moved up by 0.25 per cent in early trade today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.30 per cent higher in yesterday's session. PTI

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