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Wednesday September 23, 03:30 PM
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BSE Sensex extends fall to 1 pct
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex (^BSESN : 16632.01 -222.92
) extended its fall to 1 percent on Wednesday afternoon as traders booked profits after a five-session run of gains that took the market to 16-month highs.
At 3 p.m. (0930 GMT), the 30-share BSE Index was down 0.95 percent at 16,725.18 points with 24 of its components in the red.
The 50-share NSE (^NSEI : 4941.75 -63.8
) Index was down 1.1 percent at 4,965.10.
(Reporting by Ami Shah)
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