Benchmark indices slip over 1%, Nifty down at 24,450
At close, the Sensex was down 1,097 points or 1.37% at 78,918.90, and the Nifty was down 315.45 points or 1.27% at 24,450.45.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,097 points or 1.37% at 78,918.90, and the Nifty was down 315.45 points or 1.27% at 24,450.45.
At the close, the Sensex ended 27 points, or 0.03%, lower at 82,248.61, while the Nifty 50 was up by 14 points, or 0.06%, to settle at 25,496.55.
The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of 13 Lynx-U2 Fire Control Systems for the Indian Navy at a total cost of over Rs 1,700 crore.
Defence contributed 82 per cent of sales revenue of BEL in 2019-20, up from 68 per cent in the previous fiscal.
