Mumbai, August 06: The BSE Sensex provisionally fell 2.45 percent on Thursday, as investors took profits on a near 19 percent jump over the past 3-½ weeks.
Automakers such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki led the drop after the auto sector had risen by more than a third since July 13 through Wednesday.
The 30-share BSE index provisionally ended down 389.69 points at 15,514.14, with 29 stocks declining.
The 50-share NSE index provisionally closed down 2.3 percent at 4,585.75.
—-Agencies