Extending losses for the second session,BSE benchmark Sensex today lost nearly 82 points in early trade as stocks of metal,realty,banking,FMCG and auto sectors fell on sustained selling by participants,tracking a weak trend in the Asian region.
The 30-share index,which has lost 48.73 points in the previous session,fell further by 81.67 points,or 0.42 per cent,to 19,437.82.
Similarly,the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty declined by 33.55 points,or 0.57 per cent,to 5,887.85.
Brokers said increased selling by funds and retail investors as market has been lacking any positive factor,and a weak Asian cues,mainly dampened the trading sentiment here.
Meanwhile,in Asia,Hong Kong8217;s Hang Seng index down by 1.15 per cent,while Japan8217;s Nikkei fell 1.94 per cent in early trade.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.53 per cent higher in yesterday8217;s trade.
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GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 0.4 percent down and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan is 0.46 percent lower.
Japan8217;s Nikkei share average fell 1.7 percent and entered bear market territory on Friday,having plunged 20 percent from a 5-1/2 year high hit last month.
US stocks rose on Thursday,with the Dow swinging nearly 200 points from its session low to high and the Samp;P 500 recovering after hitting a key technical level in volatile trading a day before the release of the U.S. jobs report.
FACTORS TO WATCH
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