Market Live: Sensex falls 200 pts, Nifty breaks 9900; banks, HDFC twins, RIL drag:- The GRS Solution
9:30 am Market Check: Equity benchmarks extended losses in early trade as the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 197.75 points at 31,724.69,
The 50-share NSE Nifty breached psychological 9,900 level, down 70.25 points at 9,894.15.
The broader markets also fell further as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down nearly 2 percent each. About four shares declined for every share rising on the BSE.
9:25 am Movers and Shakers: Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, IOC, Adani Ports, L&T, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank and Yes Bank were top negative contributors to Sensex' fall, down 0.7-3 percent.
However, TCS, Power Grid, Bharti Infratel, ICICI Bank, ITC, Vedanta and Infosys outperformed.
9:15 am Market check: Equity benchmarks started off the week on a negative note, with the Sensex falling more than 100 points, weighed by HDFC twins.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 156.59 points at 31,765.85 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 41.35 points to 9,923.
Nifty Midcap was down 0.8 percent as about 596 shares declined against advancing 423 shares on the BSE.
The Indian rupee opened lower by 5 paise at 64.84 per dollar today versus Friday's closing value of 64.79 per dollar.
