Stock markets open negative
April 04, 2012  10:29

Good morning and welcome to today's edition of News As It Happens. The day doesn't seem to have opened well in the markets, with the BSE Sensex taking a tumble in the morning trade, by almost 104 points, as funds and retail investors booked profits after recent gains amidweakening trend on other Asian bourses.  

The 30-share barometer, which had gained nearly 540 points in the previous three sessions, fell by 103.91 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 17,493.51 with metal, banking, capital goods, realty and consumer durable sector stocks coming under pressure.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also shed 34.05 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 5,324.45.

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