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Sensex losts 415 points in todays trades; Realty, IT hit hard again

September 5th, 2008

Friday, September 05, 2008 4:29:42 PM IST

Not much to cheer about, the markets took yet another dull day today. Nifty closed at 4352 down 2.15% while Sensex lost 415 points to close at 14483.83 down 2.79%

Realty stocks are once again hit hard. The BSE Realty index is down 4.17% with Akruti City (down 6%), DLF (down 5.4%), Unitech (down 4.7%), Mahindra Life, India Bulls Real Estate and HDIL (all down over 3%) being the big names in the index that are hit hard today. 7 of the 9 scripts in the index declined today.

Despite some cheer in the USD-INR during mid day, forex did not cheer any IT scripts today. The 11 stock BSE IT had 9 declines today. Aptech (down 5.8%), Infosys, Moser Ber, Wipro, Rolta (all down over 4%), Satyam (down over 3%) all closed the day in the red.

There are not many large cap gainers today. However, BPCL topped the charts and closed the day up 8.57%. Hindustan Unileaver is up 1.85% while ITC and ONGC closed the day marginally in the green.

1 U.S. dollar = 44.2243 Indian Rupees
1 U.S. dollar = 106.1345 Japanese Yens
1 U.S. dollar = 0.7026 Euros
1 Ounce Gold = $795.00
1 Barrel Crude Oil = $106.38

Entry Filed under: Equity Markets, IT & ITes, Real Estate & Construction, Closing Bell