Investor caution pulls SENSEX | NIFTY - closes down

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Indian Stock markets witnessed a selling day today with major key indices Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX and National Stock exchange's NIFTY closing down today as investors booked profits and European markets played spoilsport. This decline put a halt on weeks of continuos growth seen at the indian stock markets in september 2010.

The 30 component SENSEX has already gained over 11 percent in this month alone showing improvement in global market place whereas US Stock markets are still looking cautious thus showing that Indian stock indices might need a correction. but most of the investment this month has come from FDI.

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The SENSEX rate at closing today was 19,956.34 down 148 points, The main loser today was sterlite industries whose shares tumbled by almost 8.5 percent today.
The mood at national Stock Exchange's NIFTY looked no different as it also closed lower today. The broader index NIFTY closed at 5991.30 down by 38.20 points.

Top 5 updates which arrived from Dalal Street today were following:

1. Mahindra Satyam's loss for 2009-10 at 125 crore scrip closes flat at BSE.
2. Shoppers's stop raises over 130 crore.
3. Reliance Capital picks up 4.98 pc stake in Trinethra.
4. Power Grid to invite bids to lease out telecom towers
5. Commercial Engineers to raise Rs 1.72 bn via IPO.