INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes erased gains after hitting record highs earlier in the session paced by losses in Zee
Entertainment, Bharti Infratel, Grasim Industries, Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel, Sun Pharma, Wipro and Power Grid
Earlier in the day, the benchmarks opened at record highs wherein the Sensex climbed above 41,000 for the first time and Nifty surpassed its
The Sensex fell as much as 410 points from record high of 41,120.28 and NSE Nifty 50 dropped 116 points from an all-time high of
12,132.45.As of 2:44 pm, the Sensex fell 121 points to 40,768 and Nifty 50 index fell 50 points to 12,023.Nine of 11 sector gauges compiled
by National Stock Exchange were trading higher led by the Nifty Media indexes 3.5 per cent fall.On the other hand, Nifty Private Bank index
was up 0.2 per cent.Zee Entertainment was top loser in the Nifty 50 basket of shares, the stock slumped as much as 9.2 per cent to Rs 312
after its Chairman Subhash Chandra resigned from the company.Bharti Infratel, Bharti Airtel, Grasim Industries, JSW Steel, Bharat Petroleum
and Power Grid were also among the losers.On the flipside, GAIL, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ONGC were among
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