Bears tighten grip on markets; Nifty slips below 24,650
At the close, the Sensex fell 733.22 points, or 0.90%, to 80,426.46, while the Nifty ended 236.15 points, or 0.95%, lower at 24,654.70.
At the close, the Sensex fell 733.22 points, or 0.90%, to 80,426.46, while the Nifty ended 236.15 points, or 0.95%, lower at 24,654.70.
A bear mauled three people to death and injured five others in a village near the Sanjay Gandhi Tiger Reserve in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh Monday morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 720.60 points or 0.90 per cent at 79,223.11, and the Nifty was down 183.90 points or 0.76 per cent at 24,004.75.
Eyebrows have been raised on the flawed strategy adopted for the rescue as before firing the tranquiliser shots the depth of the water level in the well was not ascertained, and pumps were put into service much later.
