Sensex down 19 points, consumer durables, IT stocks dip

Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday was trading 18.61 points or 0.07 percent down as consumer durables and IT stocks dipped.

Selling pressure was seen in consumer durables, IT and healthcare sectors, while marginal good buying was seen in capital goods sectors.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 25,093.16 points, was trading at 25,005.74 points (at 01.37 p.m.) in the afternoon session, down 18.61 points or 0.07 percent from the previous day's close at 25,024.35 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 25,095.76 points and a low of 24,892 points in the trade so far.

The S&P BSE consumer durables sector dipped by 146.64 points, IT index slipped by 106.46 points and healthcare index dropped by 42.20 points. However, capital goods index gained 42.20 points.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading 2.15 points or 0.03 percent lower at 7,457.45 points.

--Ino-Asian News Service

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