BSE Sensex slides 0.77% as capital goods, auto spearhead market downfall

The BSE 30-share Sensex fell 142.15 points or 0.77% to 18,296.16. The index rose 19.59 points at the day's high of 18,457.90 in mid-morning trade. The Sensex fell 250.98 points at the day's low of 18,187.33 in late trade.

The S&P CNX Nifty fell 49.40 points or 0.9% to 5,469.20. The Nifty hit high of 5,519.45 in intraday trade.

The BSE Mid-Cap index underperformed the Sensex, falling 0.85%. The BSE Small-Cap index outperformed the Sensex, falling 0.73%.

The BSE Oil & Gas index (up 1.26%), Consumer Durables index (up 1.21%), IT index (down 0.53%), TECk index (down 0.57%), Realty index (down 0.64%) and FMCG index (down 0.70%), outperformed the Sensex.

The BSE Healthcare index (down 0.85%), Power index (down 0.91%), Metal index (down 1.16%), PSU index (down 1.24%), Bankex index (down 1.85%), Auto index (down 1.93%) and Capital goods index (down 2.12%), underperformed the Sensex.

BSE clocked turnover of Rs 3160 crore, higher than Rs 2776.50 crore on Monday, 21 February 2011.

Market Breadth:

Positive 1125 Negative 1713 Unchanged 101
From the 30 share Sensex pack, 25 fell and rest rose.

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