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08 June 01.10 PM: Indices still down 3.5 per cent each; Mid-cap index down over 9 per cent news
08 June 2006

Markets have recovered marginally in early afternoon trades, helped by recovery in auto stocks. European markets have also opened with losses and most major indices are down more than 2 per cent each.

Sensex is trading lower by 366 points at 9391 at 01.10 PM.

Nifty is trading lower by 110 points at 2750.

Dabur is now the biggest loser among index stocks, trading nearly 11.5 per cent lower. HLL has slipped further and is now down 9.5 per cent while ITC is trading 3 per cent lower.

ONGC has recovered from its lows and is now down only 2.5 per cent. Reliance Industries continue to trade more than 5.5 per cent lower.

HCL Technologies has recovered from its lows but is still down 7 per cent. TCS is down 3.5 per cent while Wipro and Infosys have lost 3 per cent each. Satyam is down 2 per cent.

Jet Airways has also lost further ground and has lost nearly 10 per cent.

Reliance Energy is also down 10 per cent while Tata Power has lost nearly 8.5 per cent.

Among metals, Tata Steel is trading lower by 4.5 per cent while SAIL is down 3.5 per cent.

OBC is the biggest loser among banking stocks, trading 10 per cent lower. HDFC Bank is down 5 per cent while ICICI Bank has given up over 3 per cent. SBI is trading lower by 3.5 per cent.

Among telecom stocks, Reliance Communication is down a massive 12 per cent while VSNL has lost almost 8 per cent. Bharti has slipped 3.5 per cent.

There are 3 gainers among Nifty stocks. SCI is continuing the up trend from yesterday and is up 1.5 per cent.

Hero Honda has added 0.5 per cent while ACC is trading with marginal gains.

Though the large caps have fallen further, mid-caps and small caps have made a marginal recovery from their lows. The mid-cap index is now trading with losses of over 9.3 per cent, after declining more than 11.5 per cent at one point. The BSE Small cap index is trading 8.5 per cent lower. There are only a handful of stocks on the NSE which are trading with gains.

Jindal Steel, REI Agro, Ramkrishna Forge, BRFL, Alps Industries, Nectar Life, KEI Industries and India Bulls continue to be locked in the 20 per cent lower circuit.

Some of the beaten down stocks like Bajaj Hindustan and Sesa Goa have bounced back into the green.

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08 June 01.10 PM: Indices still down 3.5 per cent each; Mid-cap index down over 9 per cent