May 23, 2011

Sensex ends 332 points down on weak global cues

Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17993.33, down 332.76 points or 1.82 per cent. The 30-share index hit a high of 18269.06 and low of 17971.02 intraday.

National Stock Exchange's Nifty ended at 5386.55, down 99.80 points or 1.82 per cent. The broader index touched intraday low of 5373 and high of 5456.70 in trade today.

The European markets were witnessing selling pressure and the same was expected on the Wall Street. At 5:05 pm IST, Dow Jones futures was down 0.91 per cent, S&P 500 slipped 0.89 per cent and Nasdaq declined 0.94 per cent.

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