MUMBAI, OCT 12: The benchmark BSE Sensex closed 175 points lower at 26,904.11 on Monday on India’s second-largest software exporter Infosys’ lower dollar revenue forecast for the current fiscal.
The 30-share index barometer jumped 225 points in the beginning, but headed into the red zone soon after Infosys results and settled 175.40 points downat 26,904.11.
The 50-issue Nifty also ended lower by 46.10 points at 8,143.60.
The BSE mid-cap advanced 0.15 per cent and small-cap ended higher by 0.01 per cent.
As many as 16 scrips out of Sensex’s 30 ended lower.
The market breadth turned negative as 1,442 stocks ended in the red, 1,309 closed in the green while 118 ruled steady.
The total turnover dropped further to Rs 2,390.13 crore, from Rs 2,878.40 crore last Friday.
