MUMBAI, OCT 8: Snapping its six-day winning streak, the market benchmark Sensex on Thursday tanked by 190 points to fall below the 27,000-mark, tracking weakness in other Asian markets amid investors waiting for the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting.
The BSE Sensex after rising to 27,120.11 at the outset, slipped into the negative zone to touch a low of 26,762.36 before ending at 26,845.81 — a fall of 190.04 points.
The 50-share NSE Nifty also succumbed to profit-booking and ended 48.05 points or 0.59 per cent lower at 8,129.35 after moving between 8,196.75 and 8,105.85 during the day.
19 scrips out of the 30-share Sensex pack ended lower.
Among BSE sectoral indices, FMCG fell by 1.04 per cent, followed by healthcare 1 per cent, oil&gas 0.85 per cent, bankex 0.77 per cent, captial goods 0.56 per cent, auto 0.53 per cent, realty 0.51 per cent and power 0.49 per cent.
Small-cap and mid-cap indices also fell by 0.15 per cent to 1.01 per cent.
The market breadth turned negative, as 1,479 stocks ended in red, 1,267 stocks finished in green while 114 ruled steady. The total turnover dropped to Rs 3,092.39 crore from Rs 3,250.25 crore yesterday.
