The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 10,036.8 points on Monday, ended at 9,568.14 - a fall of 480.35 points or 4.78 per cent from its previous close on FridayIndian equities markets turned southwards on Monday, aping their global peers, and marked an end to last week's rally that saw a key index breach the psychologically important 10,000-mark and gain over 12 per cent.
Of the 13 sectoral indices on the exchange, the indices for banking, metal and realty stocks ended in the red, signifying heavy selling in such stocks, while healthcare and consumer durables stocks saw selling.
There were only two gainers on the 30-scrip composite Sensex: NTPC, up 0.8 percent at Rs 183.50, and Sun Pharma, up 0.25 per cent at Rs 1,082.20.
There were only two gainers on the 30-scrip composite Sensex: NTPC, up 0.8 percent at Rs 183.50, and Sun Pharma, up 0.25 per cent at Rs 1,082.20.
European markets, which came online before Indian bourses ended trade, were in the red with the FTSE in Britain trading 2.18 per cent lower than its previous close.
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