INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The stock markets started Tuesday's
session on a weak note, with the BSE benchmark index Sensex shedding 63 points
Losses in banking, metal and pharma stocks dragged the markets lower
ICICI Bank, Indiabulls Housing Finance and Lupin - trading between 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent lower - were the other top losers.The Tamil
Nadu government on Monday ordered the permanent closure of a copper smelter controlled by London-listed Vedanta Resources after 13 people
shutdown of the copper smelter citing air and water pollution
Vedanta shares were down 2.3 per cent at Rs 247.85 on the NSE.Equities in other Asian markets fell
skidded 0.8 per cent while South Korean shares slipped 0.5 per cent.(With agency inputs)
