140 இன்றைய பங்கு வர்த்தகம் 17/12/2007 - நாங்களும் இறங்கீட்டோம்ல

அண்ணே, அக்கா, மாமா, சித்தப்பு, தாத்தா, பாட்டி, அங்கிள், ஆன்ட்டி இப்ப சந்தொசமா நாங்க வேண்டாம்னு சொன்னோம் கேக்காம வாங்க வாங்கன்னு சொன்னிங்க இப்ப பாருங்க எங்களுக்கு 500 ருபா தான் போச்சி உங்க எல்லாத்துக்கும் எம்புட்டு எல்லாரும் வரிசையா வந்து சோக கதைய சொல்லுங்கப்பு...

ஆமா இதுக்கும் குசும்பன் மாமா பொறந்தநாளுக்கும் எதாச்சும் லிங்க் இருக்கா ?

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex plunged 769 points or 3.84 per cent on renewed concerns of rising inflation in the US might make it difficult for the Federal Reserve to make another rate cut.

The 30-share index moved in a range of 19,177 to 20,032 levels before ending the trading day at 19,261. Selling was visible in metals, real estate and oil & gas counters.

In the broader markets Nifty registered its biggest one-day absolute loss of 270 points or 4.48 per cent. The 50-share index touched a low of 5,740 levels before closing at 5,777.

Asian markets are subdued on Monday with most of the indices losing over 1.4 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Tokyo's Nikkei lost 3.5 per cent, 1.7 per cent respectively.

"You can see a significant short-term correction in overseas market as a result of what happens in the US, but this does not change the secular growth story that you have in China, India and Asia, I think any correction there would be a buying opportunity," Jim Awad, Chairman of WP Stewart Asset Management said on emerging markets.

DLF and NTPC led the showdown in the BSE-30 pack; the stocks shed over 7.3 per cent each. Tata Steel, HDFC, ONGC, Tata Motors and Hindalco Industries also lost over 5.7 per cent each.

Among the NSE-50 scrips Idea Cellular, Sterlite Industries, SAIL, Nalco, Suzlon and Reliance Petroleum were some of the key draggers; they slipped into red by over 6.1 per cent each.

Sea of red

All the sectoral indices closed in the red on Monday. BSE Metal index shed 7.28 per cent or 1,438 points was the biggest loser among the sectoral indices.

JSW Steel at Rs 1,163 lost 12.9 per cent or Rs 173 was the top loser in the metals pack. Jindal Saw (down 10 per cent), Jindal Steel (down 9.5 per cent), Sterlite Industries (down 8.4 per cent), Shree Precoated Steels (down 7.8 per cent) and SAIL (down 7.2 per cent) were some of the key losers.

Real estate counters continued their southward journey with Puravankara Projects, Peninsula Land, Indiabulls Real Estate, Mahindra Lifespace along with DLF losing over 7.5 per cent each.

Profit booking also emerged in oil & gas counters with HPCL (down 8.5 per cent), RNRL (down 8.1 per cent), Aban Offshore (6.7 per cent), Indian Oil Corporation (down 6.7 per cent), Chennai Petroleum (down 6.6 per cent) and ONGC (down 5.8 per cent) losing ground.

Praj Industries at Rs 243 lost 9.9 per cent or Rs 26 was the biggest loser in the capital goods space. Punj Lloyd, Suzlon, Kirloskar Oil Engines and AIA Engineering also lost over 6.4 per cent each.