Mumbai, Feb 5 (Inditop.com) A key benchmark index for Indian equities slipped further into the red Friday afternoon as selling pressure intensified, and was ruling 433 points lower than its previous close.
Around 1.16 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,222.56 points, was trading at 15,791.36 points, down 433.59 points or 2.67 percent from its previous close at 16,224.95 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 4,712.35 points, against the previous close at 4,845.35 points, a loss of 2.74 percent or 133 points.
The selling pressure spread to broader markets as well with the BSE midcap index down 2.97 percent and the BSE small cap index trading 3.29 percent lower.
All 13 BSE sectoral indices were in the red, with realty, metal, banking and state-run company scrips losing the most.
The market breadth was negative, with only 341 stocks advancing, against 2,407 on the decline, while 27 remained unchanged.
