Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
Govt wants to up investment in Railways
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
Within the next 3 months, most brokers will enable you to intelligently invest via mobiles in MFs, FDs, and IPOs.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
