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SearchSensex opens over 200 points down as oil touches new high
Indian equities markets opened in the red Thursday, thanks to a fresh high in international crude oil prices. Oil touched $122 a barrel Wednesday.
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Indian equities markets opened in the red Thursday, thanks to a fresh high in international crude oil prices. Oil touched $122 a barrel Wednesday.
The market sentiment was also hit hard by the results of UBS Switzerland, which made a provision for sub-prime losses of $17 billion. The fact that other Asian markets were trading weak did not help either.
The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened with a loss of nearly 215 points or over one percent at 17,164.98. It managed to marginally climb up to 17186.79 or 0.88 percent a few minutes into trading.
The S and amp;P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange opened at 5,135.80 points notching a loss of 0.74 points and within minutes slid further to 5,089.05 points, a drop of 0.90 percent from its previous close.
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