The BSE realty index plunged 4.63% or 404.36 points at 8337. Unitech, HDIL, DLF, Ansal Infra and Omaxe down.

The BSE Power index ended down 2.15% or 73 points at 3315.61.Tata Power, Reliance Energy, GMR Infra, Torrent Power and BHEL closed negative.

The BSE capital goods index shed 1.80% or 255.48 points at 13954.55. Praj Ind, Elcon Engg, L&T, AIA Engg and Suzlon Energy fell.

The BSE pharma index dropped 1.41% or 60.72 points at 4235.32. Glenmark, Divis Labs, Dishman Pharma, Orchid Chemical and Opto Circuits down.

The BSE auto index fell 0.83% or 40.03 points at 4772.10. TVS Motor, Escorts, Maruti Suzuki, M&M and Punj Tractors slid.

The BSE IT index surged 1.53% or 66.02 points at 4383.36. Tech Mahindra, Satyam, Infosys, HCL Tech and Wipro gained.

Markets recovers from day's low in last half hour of trade heldped by tech stocks as rupee slips to 8-mth low

Sensex ends down pts at ; recovers nearly 130 pts from day's low

Nifty ends down pts at ; recovers nearly 60 pts from day's low

Bharti down 5.32% after reports that the co is bidding for 51% stake of MTN: FT

BSE IT Index up 2.5% as rupee hits 40.96; Satyam up 2%, Wipro up 1.5%, Infy up 1.2%

BSE Realty Index down 4.5%; Unitech down 7.15%, DLF down 5.24%

Metal pack saw soem buying interest: Sterlite up 5%, Nalco up 2.4%

United Breweries up 18%; 2.5% equity changed hands on NSE in the morning

Losers; Rel Cap down 6.9%, HDIL down 6.3%, Kolte Patil down 7.14%, Glenmark Pharma down 6.5%, JP Assoc, GMR Infra down 5%

NSE Advance Decline at 1:3

Total market turnover at Rs 54207.5 cr Vs Rs 54119 cr on Monday

Nifty futures turnover at Rs 32856 cr Vs Rs 32972 cr on Monday

Nifty futures prem at 30 pts; add 27.6 lakh shares in OI

Nifty future constitutes nearly 30% of total FNO turnover

Dabur, ITC, Satyam, Tata Steel, Cairn, Polaris witness long postions

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