Indian Stocks close in red | LIC housing, PNB, Central bank nosedives

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As news about CBI arresting some of the top management of LIC housing finance, Punjab National bank and Central bank over scam in home loans allotment reached the Dalal Street, The impact was immediate. Stock prices of the LIC housing finance tumbled and were down by a whopping 18.88 percent, whereas stock prices of other PSU banks also nosedived as investors wanted to safeguard their money. Stock prices of Central Bank of India nosedived by over 8 percent and that of Punjab national bank also fell by 2.33 percent at closing today. Makes me think whether all the PSU's working is crystal clear?? I think if we investigate each and every PSU balance sheets there would be inflated numbers in liabilities for sure which actually might not exist at all, so people who have invested in PSU thinking as safer option might lose their money until government of India finally take over them for safeguarding the stakeholders...what an Irony in indian stock markets.

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Coming back to the stock market's todays report, the impact was obvious BSE bankex fell by nearly 3 percent today. The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark index Sensex closed at 19459.85, down by huge 231.99 points. The 30-share index touched high of 19835.57 during intraday trading today.

The broader index National Stock Exchange's Nifty was no different and closed at 5865.75, down by 69 points and touched a low of 5833.60 in day trading today.

The stock prices of all the PSU's whose working is under CBI radar are all set to fall further tomorrow as well until the finance ministry makes some strong statement for protecting the shareholder's interests.