Sensex slides 69 pts ahead of Budget; ends below 36,000-mark

The BSE Sensex slipped 69 points to

close below the key 36,000-mark today following offloading of

bets by retail investors and fresh capital outflows by foreign

funds amid mixed global cues.

Investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the Budget

to be presented tomorrow.

The 30-share index remained in the negative zone for the

major part of the session and lost 68.71 points, or 0.19 per

cent to finish at 35,965.02. Intra-day, it shuttled between

35,818.41 and 36,050.69.

The index had retreated from its lifetime high by falling

249.52 points in the previous session.

The broad-based NSE Nifty hit a low of 10,979.30 intra-

day, managed to end above the 11,000-level at 11,027.70, down

21.95 points, or 0.20 per cent.

According to provisional figures, foreign portfolio

investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 105.56 crore on net

basis while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also

offloaded equities to the tune of Rs 281.65 crore yesterday.

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