By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index of Indian equities slipped to its day’s low about 45 minutes before the closing bell as selling intensified in realty and banking stocks and spread across the market.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,791.22 points, was ruling at 19,596.63 – down 203.88 points or 1.03 percent from its previous close of 19,799.19.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was trading at 5,871.9 points – down 1.21 percent.
Broader markets were in the red too, with the BSE midcap index ruling 1.78 percent down and the BSE smallcap index trading 1.75 percent lower.