INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance and HDFC were the biggest drags on the Sensex
Domestic
stock markets started Thursday's session on a lower note, after two days of losses, while Asian peers were largely unmoved amid concerns
about the changes of global fiscal stimulus
The S-P BSE Sensex index fell as much as 176.54 points to 36,883.83 in early deals, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark declined to
10,856.20, down 62.50 points from the previous close
Weakness in financial, metal and energy sectors weighed on the markets, whereas a rebound in consumer goods provided some support
At 9:36 am, the Sensex traded 108.92 points - or 0.29 per cent - lower at 36,951.45, while the Nifty was down 39.25 points - or 0.36 per
Here are 10 things to know:Top percentage laggards on the 50-scrip index at the time were Indiabulls Housing Finance, Bajaj
room to cut rates although transmission remains inadequate, the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting which concluded on August 7
0.2 per cent in very light volumes.Japan's Nikkei added 0.1 per cent, as did Shanghai blue chips
industrial average ended up 0.93 per cent, the S-P 500 rose 0.82 per cent and the Nasdaq closed 0.90 per cent higher.Minutes of the Federal
Reserve's July meeting showed policymakers deeply divided over whether to cut interest rates, but united in wanting to signal they were
not on a preset path to more easing.(With inputs from Reuters)Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India and around the
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