Realty index mauled

The BSE Realty index was down 253.56 points or 4.50% at 5,381.04, faring worst among the sectoral indices on BSE.

It underpeformed the market. BSE Sensex was down 454.41 points or 3.01% at 14,633.58. Data showing a surge in inflation to a 13-year high of 11.05% in early June 2008 rattled the bourses today.

Among the other sectoral indices which underperformed the market were BSE Oil & Gas index (down 394.94 points or 3.98% at 9,523.91), BSE Metal Index (down 595.80 points or 3.94% at 14,536.06), and BSE Tech index (down 106.40 points or 3.17% at 3,247.42).

BSE PSU index (down 141.79 points or 2.17% to 6,382.82), BSE Healthcare index (down 96.43 points or 2.18% to 4,330.49), BSE Capital Goods index (down 260.94 points or 2.24% to 11,406.75), BSE IT index (down 99.27 points or 2.31% to 4,206.63), BSE Power index (down 64.91 points or 2.49% to 2,540), BSE Auto index (down 111.95 points or 2.70% to 4,032.18) and BSE’s banking sector index Bankex (down 207.80 points or 2.96% to 6,805.38), though in the red, outperformed Sensex.