Sensex down over 400 pts

Mumbai, Apr 30 (Agency) The BSE Sensex on Friday slumped 405 pts to open at 49,360.89 as selling was seen in Finance, Bankex, Utilities and Auto stocks. The Nifty too dipped by 147 pts to 14,747.35. The Sensex registered intra days high and low at 49,465.40 and 49,229.51 pts respectively. The Nifty registered intra days high and low at 14,825.10 and 14,730.75 respectively.

The Mid Cap eased by 0.06 pc while Small Cap rose by 0.18 pc. In 30 scrips 12 advanced while 18 declined. The losers were HDFC Bank by 2.68 pc to Rs 1433, Titan by 1.81 pc to Rs 1479, HDFC by 1.78 pc to Rs 2486, ICICI Bank by 1.50 pc to Rs 611.95 and SBI by 1.45 pc to Rs 354.05. The gainers were ONGC by 2.35 pc to Rs 106.50, Bajaj Auto by 1.92 pc to Rs 3907.70, Dr Reddy by 1.47 pc to Rs 5176.35 and Sun Pharma by 0.96 pc to Rs 650.80.