BSE closes 241.75 points down, Nifty down 72.80

Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 241.75 points down to stand at 27,366.07.

At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 72.80 points down to stand at 8,299.95. Videocon Industries Ltd and SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 16.37 percent and 7.30 percent along with Ceat Ltd and Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd with an increase of 5.06 percent and 4.68 percent respectively.

The top losers of Group A included Sunrise Asian Ltd and Central Bank of India with a decrease of 19.99 percent and 8.26 percent along with Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd and Godrej Properties Ltd with a decrease of 5.95 percent and 5.58 percent at the close of the markets.

The auto sector is down 396.42 points at 18,795.14, while the banking sector is down 308.83 points at 20,647.75, and the realty sector is down 34.04 points at 1,300.48.

Indian currency, however, was up 0.51 percent at Rs 65.88 per dollar.