All the sectoral indices slipped between
1 to 3 percent. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices down over 2 percent each.
Market
Opens: Indian indices continue to remain under
pressure for the sixth consecutive day on February 28 with Nifty slipped below
11,400 on the back worries over outbreak of Coronavirus.
At 09:17 hrs IST, the Sensex is down
1,071.62 points or 2.70% at 38674.04, and the Nifty down 319.80 points or 2.75%
at 11313.50. About 110 shares have advanced, 873 shares declined, and 31 shares
are unchanged.
Top losers are Tata Motors, Hindalco,
Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Yes Bank, Gail and M&M.
Rupee
Opens: The Indian rupee slipped in the early trade
on Friday. It has opened lower by paise 38 at 71.93 per dollar versus
Thursday's close 71.55.
Stocks
in the news: Pidilite, DIC India, RITES, BoB, HPCL,
GTPL Hathway, IndusInd Bank
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