Sensex closes down 951 pts; 2nd biggest fall ever

All BSE sector indices were deep in red. Bankex was top laggard down 9%, followed by realty , metal index down over 8% and oil & gas index were down over 5%.

Sensex closed down 951.03 points or 6.03% at 14809.49, and the Nifty down 242.70 points or 5.11% at 4503.10.

About 427 shares have advanced, 2580 shares declined, and 48 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,124.35 down 7%.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 7,522.23 down 7%.

The BSE Bankex ended at 7,569.16 down 9%. Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Oriental Bank, Allahabad Bank moved downwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index closed down 6.5% at 12,706.31.   Astra Microwave, BEML, Crompton Greave, Thermax, Greaves Cotton, Areva T&D closed lower.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,329.46 down 4.6%. Escorts, TVS Motor, Amtek Auto, Cummins, Punj Tractors, MRF closed lower.

The BSE Metal Index closed at 13,725.52 down 7.5%.  Hind Zinc, Sterlite, NALCO, Shree Precoated, Mah Seamless, Jindal Steel, Jindal Saw, JindalStainless closed lower.

The BSE FMCG Index closed down 3.2% at 2,119.60.  Colgate, ITC, Bata India, Godrej Consumer, HUL, GlaxoSmith Con closed lower.

BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 9,801.86 down 5%. GAIL, Reliance Natura, HPCL, RPL,ONGC, Reliance, ONGC ended in red
 
BSE power index closed at 2,973.68 down 5.6%. Torrent Power, NTPC, Reliance Energy, Tata Power, Power Grid Corp, Crompton Greave ended in red.

The BSE IT Index was down 3.2% at 3,297.71. I-Flex Solution, Patni Computer, Financial Tech, Mphasis, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Infosys closed lower.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 12916.74 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 40058.11 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 5708.13 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 58682.98 crore.