Sensex slips in early trade

Calcutta News.Net
Sunday 29th January, 2012

A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday fell in morning trade and was ruling 166 points lower amid selling in capital goods stocks.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,138.04 points, was ruling at 17,067.87 points about 20 minutes into trade, 166.11 points or 0.96 percent down from its previous close at 17,233.98 points.

The 50-scrip SP CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also was trading in the negative at 5,151.55 points, down 53.15 points from its previous close.

Broader markets were also ruling in the red with the BSE 500 index trading 0.8 percent down from its previous close.

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