New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Stock market today slumped, with both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty crashing by up to 1.28 per cent, dragged lower by a sharp sell-off in IT shares.
At closing, Sensex settled 1,068.74 points or 1.28 pc lower at 82,225.92, while the broader Nifty was at 25,424.65, down 288.35 points or 1.12 pc. Earlier in the day, the Sensex opened at 83,052.54, declining by 242.12 points or 0.29 pc.
In terms of stocks, IT plunged over 4 pc, Nifty Realty declined by over 2 pc leading the losing ends.
On the gaining side were PSU Bank, Pharma, Metal and Oil & Gas in the range of 0.3 to 1 pc. On Nifty, the key gainers were HUL, Hindalco Industries, Coal India, NTPC, JSW Steel. Biggest losers included Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Infosys, TC...