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Profit-booking pulls Sensex down by 25.36 pts to 33,819.50 amidst

Mumbai, Feb 22 (UNI) The BSE Sensex declined on Thursday by 25.36
points to end the volatile session on a negative note at 33,819.50
due to profit-booking by local operators at higher level amidst
weaker global cues.
The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too eased by 14.75
points to 10,382.70.
The trading session was marred by volatility during the second half
of day as traders rolled over positions in the F&O segment from the
near month February 2018 series to March 2018 series. The February
2018 F&O contracts expired today.
The Sensex went down by 27 points to 33,817.09 in the morning trade.
It then fell by 153 points to the day's low of 33,691.42, before
closing at 33,819.50, down by 25.36 points as compared to its last
close. It had touched the day's high of 33,868.74, up by 24 points.
The Nifty recorded the day's high and low at 10,397.55 and 10,340.65
points, respectively.
The sectoral indices like Energy, Telecom, Utilities, Auto and Power
fell that dragged the market down. Scrips of Dr Reddy's Lab, ONGC,
Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki too slid during the day.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index lost 0.54 per cent. The Small-Cap index
fell 0.43 pc. Both these indices underperformed the Sensex.
The market breadth turned negative in mid-morning trade and remained
weaker throughout the day on BSE, as 1,698 shares declined against
1,027 advanced and 159 were unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 3,454.78 crore, compared
with a turnover of Rs 3,464.96 crore registered during the previous
trading session.
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