Nifty fell to its lowest level in a year, sank below 7,600

The selling accelerated on major stocks on the markets as bears remained firmly in control of Dalal Street. The Nifty fell to its lowest level since August 2014 as it sank below the 7,600-point mark. Here is a snap shot of what is happening in the cash markets on Monday.

BENCHMARKS Nifty fell 0.9% to 7,584 points. Sensex dropped 226 points to 24,975 points.

MAJOR INDICES CNX 100 Index fell 1.1% to 7,718 points. CNX 200 down 46 points to 3,986 points. CNX 500 fell 1.2% to 6,346 points. CNX Mid Cap drops 1.8% to 12,362 points.

SECTORAL INDICES Bank Nifty down 1.6% to 15,865 points CNX PSU Bank falls 1.4% to 2,883 points CNX Realty drops 1.4% to 156 points CNX FMCG down 1.2% to 19,439 points CNX Auto drops 1% to 7,487 points

TOP NIFTY LOSERS GAIL Coal India Idea Lupin

TOP NIFTY GAINERS HDFC Maruti Cipla Tata Motors

NEW LOWS Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Bhushan Steel Coromandel International

NEW HIGHS Abbott India Ester Industries JHS Svendgaard Labs Rama Steel Tubes

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIO Nifty: 12/38 Sensex:5/25 Futures: 51/109 Broader Market: 796/1,558

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