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Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC were the top drags on the SensexDomestic stock markets started the week on a lower note
despite strong earnings announcements by heavyweights such as Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank
The SP BSE Sensex fell as much as 235.05 points to 38,905.23, and the NSE Nifty moved to 11,668.90, down 83.9 points from the previous close
Selling in energy and banking stocks dragged the indexes lower, however buying in information technology shares provided some support to the
markets.At 9:25 am, the Sensex traded 180.21 points lower at 38,960.07 while the Nifty was down 64.85 points at 11,687.95.Top laggards on
the 50-scrip benchmark index at the time were Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil, Yes Bank and Indiabulls Housing Finance, trading with losses of
between 2.33 per cent and 3.53 per cent.Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC were the top drags on the SP BSE Sensex.Last week,
Industries reported a record net profit of Rs 10,362 crore for the fourth quarter of financial year 2018-19, higher than Street
outside Japan little changed in early deals
The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.3 per cent, South Korea's KOSPI edged up 0.1 percent and Japan's Nikkei added 0.15 per cent.(With
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