At near 2-week low, Sensex dips 109 pts for second straight day - Hindustan Times
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At near 2-week low, Sensex dips 109 pts for second straight day

PTI | By, Mumbai
Oct 27, 2015 04:48 PM IST

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 106 points in early trade on Tuesday on selling in banking, oil and pharma stocks by investors amid weak global trends.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell on Tuesday by 109 points for the second straight session to close at a near two-week low of 27,253.44 as pharma major Lupin came under selling pressure on disappointing Q2 numbers, while weak global cues ahead of a US Fed meet added to the fall.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 106 points in early trade on Tuesday(HT Photo)
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 106 points in early trade on Tuesday(HT Photo)

The barometer index had slipped by 109 points on Monday as well, bogged down by subdued numbers of heavyweights -- Bharti Airtel and HDFC Ltd.

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Brokers said, caution ahead of October derivatives expiry on Thursday too influenced sentiment.

Moreover, investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which starts on Tuesday.

The 30-share BSE Sensex opened lower at 27,291.06 and stayed in the negative terrain throughout the session to touch a low of 27,209.52, before settling 108.52 points or 0.40% down at 27,253.44.

This is gauge’s lowest closing since October 16 and has lost 217.37 points in the last two sessions.

Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 17 ended in the negative zone.

The 50-issue NSE Nifty also dropped by 24.05 points or 0.30% to end at 8,235.40 after shuttling between 8,241.95 and 8,217.05, intra-day.

Market mood took a beating on dismal earnings by Lupin, which posted a 35.11% dip in its net profit at Rs 408.80 crore for the second quarter.

The drug major was the worst performer on Sensex and Nifty with over 5% plunge.

Maruti Suzuki, however, emerged as the top gainer on both the indexes after its Q2 net profit jumped 42.1%, to Rs 1,225.6 crore.

Sectorwise, the BSE consumer durables index suffered the most by losing 1.43%, followed by infra 0.77%, capital goods 0.70%, PSU 0.66%, oil & gas 0.66% and metal 0.48%.

Broader markets, however, outperformed the Sensex with BSE mid-cap index rising 0.16% and small-cap gaining 0.15%.

Meanwhile, Asian markets closed lower and Europe was weak in morning deals as investors awaited the start of the Federal Reserve meeting, hoping for more guidance on its timetable for hiking interest rates.

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