Nifty closes below 5250 [ 31 Mar 2010 ]

The benchmark Nifty closed last session of the fiscal year 2009-2010 with modest losses on the back of stock specific selling. It slipped below the 5250 level and continued profit booking for the second consecutive day. However, the benchmark indices showed outstanding performance in FY10, rallied over 70%.

The 30-share BSE Sensex shed 62.40 points to close at 17,527.77 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 13.35 points to settle at 5,249.10. However, the benchmark indices outperformed the benchmark indices today as well; the BSE Midcap index was up 0.25% and Smallcap up 0.5%

Top Gainers from BSE group A companies

KSK Energy Ventures	184.20	+3.57
Exide Inds.	124.10	+3.46
Ashok Leyland	55.85	+3.23
Pantaloon Retail	398.00	+3.20
Steel Authority	251.80	+3.13

Top Losers from BSE group A companies

Guj. NRE Coke	87.65	-4.83
Balrampur Chini	92.25	-3.50
Tech Mahindra Ltd.	853.50	-3.35
Lanco Infratech Ltd.	52.30	-3.15
Corporation Bank	481.00	-2.59

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