Mumbai: The BSE Sensex on Tuesday dropped another 1064.12 pts to settle at 80,684.45 as selling was witnessed in Telecommunications, Metal, and Energy stocks amid weak global cues.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped 332.25 pts at 24,336.
The BSE Sensex fell 237 pts to open at 81,511.81.
It remained negative throughout the session. During the day it tanked 1136 pts at 80,612.20, a day low, before closing at 80,684.45, sinking 1064.12 pts from its previous close.
The Nifty registered days high and low at 24,624.10 pts and by 24,303.45 pts respectively.
The stocks that kept the market weak were Telecommunications by 2.18 pc, Metal by 1.77 pc, Auto by 1.70 pc, and Energy by 1.64 pc.
The Mid-cap eased by 0.65 pc and Small-cap by 0.52 pc.
In 30 scrips, 1 advanced while 29 declined.
The losers were JSW Steel by 3.06 pc to Rs 960, Bharti Airtel by 3.02 pc to Rs 1612.20, IndusInd Bank by 2.55 pc to Rs 974.25, TCS by 2.10 pc to Rs 4323.25 and Asian paints by 2.01 pc to Rs 2355.
The sole gainer was ITC by 0.19 pc to Rs 470.95.
In Asian Market, Hang Seng fell by 0.48 pc, Taiwan Weighted by 0.10 pc, and Strait Times by 0.56 pc.
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