Expectation of an interest rate hike in the US, strengthening crude oil prices and weakening of rupee value dented investor sentiments -- leading to a barometer index to provisionally close 563 points down on Friday.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) plunged by 562.88 points or 2.18 percent (at 3.30 p.m.).
Bearish sentiments were also witnessed at the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). It closed 170 points or 2.17 percent down at 7,653.45 points.
The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 25,772.58 points, provisionally closed at 25,201.90 points -- down 562.88 points or 2.18 percent from the previous day's close at 25,764.78 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 25,775.38 points and a low of 25,119.06 points in the trade.
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