Sensex down by 208 pts as late selling wiped off early gains

Mumbai, Nov 25 (PTI) After a promising start, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today fell by over 250 points on fag-end selling across counters barring consumer durables. The bellwether index closed lower by 207.59 points at 8,695.53, with heavyweight Reliance Industries taking a big hit of over 6.00 per cent.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also closed down by 54.25 points at 2,654.00. Markets had surged in the morning with the Sensex gaining over 270 points to breach the 9,000 level again on strong cues in Asian bourses after shares rallied in US yesterday.

However, it was a straight fall then as the European stock markets opened lower by 1.0-2.0 per cent. The Planning Commission's observations that economic growth would be lower at seven per cent this fiscal against nine per cent in 2007-08 dampened the sentiment.

Amidst reports of a likely a cut in fuel prices, oil and gas sector index lost 3.86 per cent-- the highest among all indices today-- at 5409.37 witj segment major and Sensex heaviest Reliance Industries dropping by Rs 73.25, or 6.40 per cent, at 1071.70. Aban Offshore fell by Rs 52, or 6.85 to Rs 707.65.

source:http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20081125/1427/tbs-sensex-down-by-208-pts-as-late-selli.html

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