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Sensex slips 143 points, Nifty ends at 22,811 as bank stocks drag and IT shines
Benchmarks ended lower on Wednesday after giving up a strong opening. The Sensex fell 143 points to 73,710 and the Nifty 78 points to 22,811, with banks and financials dragging. The midcap index fell nearly 2 per cent. IT was the lone bright spot, with the Nifty IT index up 2.21 per cent.
Sensex slips 377 points, Nifty below 22,750 as IT stocks offer the only cover
Markets gave up a gap-up opening on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 fell 164.40 points (0.72%) to 22,724.55 and the Sensex shed 377.37 points (0.51%) to 73,475.53. Of 4,471 BSE stocks traded, 3,397 declined. IT stocks were the lone bright spot, while auto was the worst-hit sector.