(G.N.S) dt. 9
Mumbai
The Indian rupee closed 16 paise higher at 82.27 per dollar against previous close of 82.43.
On the last day of the week, the Sensex closes with a drop of 389.01 points or 0.62% at 62,181.67, and the Nifty was down 112.70 points or 0.61% at 18,496.60. About 1199 shares have advanced, 2220 shares declined, and 113 shares are unchanged.
HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro and Hindalco Industries were among the top Nifty losers, while gainers were Nestle India, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Titan Company and Eicher Motors.
Among sectors, information technology index shed 3 percent, PSU bank, metal index and realty indices down 1 percent each. However, FMCG index gained nearly 1 percent.
BSE midcap index fell 0.4 percent and smallcap index slipped 1 percent.
