Global cues depress equity indices, Sensex ends 200 points lower (Second Lead)
According to analysts heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the auto banking and capital goods stocks.
Globally stock markets slumped due to the escalating trade war concerns.
In the domestic market the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at 10 762.45 points (3.30 p.m.) down 59.40 points or 0.55 per cent from the previous close of 10 821.85 points.
Similarly the barometer 30-scrip Sensex of the BSE which had opened at 35 783.75 points closed at 35 470.35 points (3.30 p.m.) -- down 219.25 points or 0.61 per cent from its previous session s close of 35 689.60 points.
The Sensex touched an intra-day high of 35 806.97 points and a low of 35 430.11. The BSE market breadth was bearish with 1 733 declines and 855 advances so far.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Infoys Kotak Mahindra Bank Vedanta IndusInd Bank HDFC Bank whereas Tata Motors (DVR) Tata Motors ICICI Bank Coal India and Larsen and Toubro were the major losers.
On the NSE Vedanta Sun Pharma and Ultratech Cement were the highest gainers while Tata Motors BPCL and Hindustan Petroleum lost the most.
--IANS rrb/mr