20th August, BSE fell over 40 points in the mid-session due to profit-booking

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell over 40 points in the mid-session due to profit-booking by funds and retail investors after strong rally in the previous two sessions amid weak Asian cues.

The Sensex was down 43.80 points at 18,411.14. The Nifty was down 8.2 points at 5,532.00.

Volume toppers during the session were RIL, SBI, Tata Motors, DLF and L&T. Major Sensex losers were Infosys, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors, SBI, HDFC and ITC. DLF, RIL and L&T were the major gainers.

Among the sectoral indices, IT, telecom, FMCG, bank, consumer durables and power stocks were trading in the red; realty, oil & gas, healthcare, capital goods and metal stocks were trading in the green.

Of the total 2,987 stocks traded, 1,389 advanced, 1,499 declined and 99 remained unchanged.

The 30-share index fell by 76.18 points or 0.41 per cent to 18.378.76 points in the first five minutes of trade. The barometer had gained over 405 points in the previous two sessions. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also declined by 24 .7 points or 0.35 per cent to 5,515.50 points. More details at: thehindubusinessline.com