Sensex closes 132 points lower
Mumbai: BSE, the benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday ended trade with a 132 point loss. Realty stocks were the hardest hit, while consumer durables, auto, healthcare and metal stocks saw a fair amount of selling.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,308.51 points, closed at 18,179.64 points (provisional), 131.95 points or 0.72 percent down.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty shut shop 0.89 percent lower at 5,456.15 points.
Broader markets indices suffered more, with the BSE midcap index down 1.6 percent and the BSE smallcap index 1.55 percent lower.
