Indian markets ended sharply lower as the US financial crisis spread to Europe and Britain. The Sensex index fell over 500 points, or 3.87%, as investors grew nervous about the contagion effect of the crisis. Analysts said there was little buying activity in India due to negative global macroeconomic factors. Bank, technology, and realty stocks saw some of the biggest losses as 85% of stocks declined on the exchanges.

1. Markets end in red as US contagion spreads
Indian equities market ended deep in the red on all round nervousness following the US financial
contagion spreading to Britain and Europe and the US Congress announcing a much diluted version
of the $700 billion bailout plan, analysts said.
Indian equities market ended deep in the red on all round nervousness following the US financial
contagion spreading to Britain and Europe and the US Congress announcing a much diluted version
of the $700 billion bailout plan, analysts said.
quot;There was no conviction and almost no buying in the Indian markets because at the moment all
macroeconomic factors around the world is negative,quot; said Jagannadham Thunuguntla, head of the
capital markets arm of India's fourth largest share brokerage firm, the Delhi-based SMC Group.
The 30-share benchmark sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) breached
the 13,000 mark and closed at 12,595.75, down 506.43 points or 3.87 percent from its previous
close Friday at 13,102.18.
The broader based 50-share S and amp;P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
finished at 3850.05, down 135.2 points or 3.39 percent from its previous close last Friday at
3,985.25.
The BSE mid cap index ended at 4,729.33, losing 211.49 points or 4.28 percent against its previous
close at 4,940.82.
The BSE small cap index finished at 5,553.03, down 308.75 points or 5.27 percent from its previous
close at 5,861.78.
While all sectoral indices showed losses, banks, consumer durables, information technology and
realty indices fell the most.
Among the Sensex component stocks only Hindustan Unilever at Rs.254.50 gained by Rs.2 or 0.79
percent from its previous close last Friday at Rs.252.50.
The top losers were ICICI Bank at Rs.493.30, losing Rs.67.95 or 12.11 percent from its previous
close last Friday at Rs.561.25.
Jaiprakash Associates at Rs.106.70 lost Rs.14.35 or 11.85 percent from its previous close at
Rs.121.05. Satyam Computers lost Rs.29.40 or 9.13 percent and fell to Rs.292.55 from its previous
close at Rs.321.95.
TCS Ltd. at Rs.619.65 lost Rs.56.80 or 8.4 percent from its previous close at Rs.676.45.
As many as 2,287 or 85.18 percent stocks declined, only 357 or 13.30 percent stocks advanced and
41 or 1.53 percent remained unchanged.
- Indo Asian News Service
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