Sensex breaks below 28,000-mark; falls 483 points in closing trade

Sensex broke below the 28,000-mark by tumbling 483.97 points to close at 27,687.72 while the NSE Nifty tanked 147.75 pionts to 8,363.05.

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday broke below the 28,000-mark by tumbling 483.97 points to close at 27,687.72 while the NSE Nifty tanked 147.75 pionts to 8,363.05.

Sentiment was badly hit following a rout in other Asian markets with a near 7 percent crash in Shanghai despite additional measures announced by the government to shore up to the tumbling market, they added.

Sensex in mid-session tanked over 500 points and the NSE Nifty cracked the 8,400-mark after Chinese shares extended rout and fears of Greek eurozone exit hit trading sentiment.

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