Sensex down 189 points on profit booking
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 00:14 IST
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Sensex down 189 points on profit booking
Mumbai: The Sensex today tumbled by 189 points with investors booking profit a day after market witnessed a 561-point rally. The chart showing the 52 week performance of Sensex is on the left. The 30-share barometer fell by 189.02 to 17,141.53 points. The Sensex had gained 561 points in the last session. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 57.45 to 5,136.15 points. The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.99 percent and the BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.85 percent. Both these indices outperformed Sensex. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was weak with 76 percent stocks declining on the BSE 500 as compared to 24 percent advances. Metal, realty and IT stocks fell. Hindalco Industries declined 3.28 percent in a weak market despite strong Q4 result. Market leader Reliance Industries fell by 13 to 1,067.20 and the second heaviest Infosys by 11.95 to 2,663.15. The two carry nearly 23 percent weightage on the Sensex.

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