Benchmark indices erase all intraday gains; selling in IT, metal, media, oil & gas
Sensex closed 189 points, or 0.25 per cent, lower at 74,482.78 while the Nifty 50 closed the day at 22,604.85, down 39 points, or 0.17 per cent.
The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened on a higher note.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 215.55 points or 0.61 per cent higher soon after opening.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 61.30 points or 0.57 per cent higher at 10,757.50 points.
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The Sensex of the BSE, which opened at 35,503.24 points, was trading at 35,442.81 points (at 9.16 am), higher 215.55 points or 0.61 per cent from the previous day’s close at 35,227.26 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 35,555.59 points and a low of 35,429.67 points in the trade so far.
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