Sensex closes 99 points down on new PNB development
The Nifty50 closed 0.27% lower at 10,554.30 points, while the BSE Sensex settled 99.36 points or 0.29% down at 34,346.39 points. While PNB stock fell over 12% today, Nifty Bank, Financial Services, media and metal stocks were among the laggards.
While Reliance, Dr Reddy's, Bharti Airtel, NTPC and HeroMotocorp helped contain the fall in Nifty, Ambuja Cements, Axis Bank, SBI, Sun Pharma, and Coal India pulled the index down. Image source: