RIL leads 248-point Sensex fall. Akruti City leads gainers in group "A". Volatility was high in second half of the trading session ahead of the expiry of Aug 2008 derivatives contracts. Steady rise in crude oil prices weighed on the sentiment. Bharat heavy Electricals, DLF and TCS shed over 3%. Reliance Industries (RIL) lost nearly 3%. Tata Power rose close to 1.5%.

BSE Sensex ended down 248.45 points or 1.74 % at 14,048.34. BSE Midcap ended down 77.58 points or 1.36 % at 5,608.85. BSE Smallcap ended down 77.61 points or 1.13 % at 6,782.30.

Nifty ended down 78.10 points or 1.82 % at 4,214.00

Non of the BSE sectoral index gained today.

Top loser BSE sectoral indices were : 

• Oil & Gas ended down  247.81 points or 2.57 % at 9,407.79. Aban offshore Essar Oil, BPCL were the losers, and Cairn advanced Rs. 6.70 to 250.95.

• CG ended down 262.37 points or 2.23 % at 11,492.50. LMW, Alstom Project, Praj Ind. declined and SKF India and Suzlon energy advanced.

• PSU ended down 125.11 points or 1.89 % at 6,508.16. Mangalore refinery and NALCO ended down almost 6 % and Power Finance and BOB advanced.

Top gainer stocks from BSE Sensex were :

• Maruti Suzuki ended up Rs. 3.80 or 0.61 % at Rs.630.20.

• Satyam Comp ended up Rs. 2.10 or 0.52 % at Rs. 406.45.

• Ranbaxy ended up Rs 2.60 or 0.51 % at Rs.514.00

Top loser stocks from BSE Sensex were :

• Hindalco ended down Rs.17.45 or 12.60 % at Rs. 121.05.

• Reliance ended down Rs. 74.15 or 3.45 % at Rs. 2,073.70.

• Rel Infra ended down Rs. 30.45 or 3.15 % at Rs. 935.30.

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