Sensex crashed 1306 points to 55,669 and Nifty fell 391 points lower at 16,677. Before the repo rate hike announcement, Sensex lost 643 points to 56,332 and Nifty slipped 147 points to 16,921.
Benchmark indices ended lower in volatile trade today despite opening in the green today. Sensex ended 304 points lower at 57,684 and Nifty fell 70 points to 17,245. Of 30 Sensex stocks, 18 ended in the red.
Stock of RailTel Corp gained 4% today after the firm said it has received work order worth Rs 11.57 crore from Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL). RailTel Corp stock zoomed 4.07% to Rs 93.25 against the previous close of Rs 89.60 on BSE today. The shares have gained after two days of consecutive fall.