Mumbai, October 01: The BSE Sensex provisionally fell 0.06 percent on Thursday, as weak U.S. manufacturing data raised concerns about the global economy and dragged down markets worldwide.
Top telecoms firm Bharti Airtel provisionally closed up 3.8 percent at 434.50 rupees, a day after its proposed $24 billion deal with South Africa’s MTN collapsed, removing worries over a likely impact on earnings. The stock had rallied as much as 11.6 percent during trade.
The 30-share BSE index provisionally ended down 10.84 points at 17,116, with gainers and losers evenly matched.
The 50-share NSE index provisionally closed down 0.1 percent at 5,077 points.
—-Agencies