Sensex, Nifty futures down 12/12/2011

Sensex, Nifty futures down 12/12/2011 : The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex was near day's lowsas investors booked profits across the board following disappointing Index of Industrial Production data. India's IIP for October slipped to -5.1 per cent as compared to 1.9 per cent a month ago. Weak opening of European markets also added to the woes.

At 3.06 pm; the Sensex was at 15903.08, down 310 points. The National Stock Exchange's Nifty was at 47712.60, down 95.10 points. BSE Midcap Index was down 1.60 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index fell 1.28 per cent.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index fell 3.61 per cent, BSE Bankex was down 2.33 per cent, BSE Capital Goods Index declined 2.33 per cent and BSE Oil&gas Index moved 2.21 per cent lower. BSE IT Index was up 0.99 per cent.

Hindalco Industries (-6.10%), Jindal Steel (-4.80%), Tata Power (-4.46%), State Bank of India (-4.34%), and Bharti Airtel (-4.20%) were amongst the major Sensex losers.

Wipro (2.72%), Infosys Technologies (0.81%) and TCS (0.29%) were amongst the only index gainers. Market breadth was negative on the NSE with 781 gainers against 1890 losers. For the latest updates on the stock market, visit Stock Market Today For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today

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