In the broader market, the BSE Realty index dropped 1.8 per cent, with most of its shares falling more than 2 per cent each ...

Nifty Oil and Gas index plunged the most (1.1%) led by a fall in ONGC, Reliance Industries, and BPCL. Public sector banks closely followed (1%) driven by a fall in SBI and Bank of Baroda.

The declining intensity of FII selling witnessed last week is a positive. However, the market momentum witnessed last week is unlikely to continue beyond a point since the element of uncertainty is ...