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What led to the drop in bankex that pulled the Nifty down?

CNBC-TV18's Gopika Gopakumar reports that the banking stocks were singly responsible for the bloodbath on the D-Street today. The banking index, Bankex, accounts for over 25% of the Nifty, and it falling a dramatic 3.5% today, dragged the markets down over 2%.

first published: Aug 18, 2011 10:36 pm

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