Indian Stock Markets nosedives on Chinese fears

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All the major stock indices of India like Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark index SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed down by well over 2 percent today, as Chinese fears of bank rate hikes haunted the indian markets and might also have adverse effect on global stock markets.

All the subindices at both BSE and NSE also closed in red territory today.
BSE Realty Index fell 3.55 percent, BSE Metal Index closed down by 3.11 percent and BSE Capital Goods Index also declined by 2.78 percent at closing today.

The 30 component benchmark index Sensex closed at 19865.14, down 444.55 points. touching a high of 20380.10 during intraday trading today.

The broader index NIFTY also followed and closed down by 132.90 points at 5988.70 which is below psychological mark of 6000.

It may be noted that Stock markets would be closed tomorrow on occasion of EID.
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