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MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell 213 points on Thursday triggered by selling by funds in index futures amid weak Asian markets. The rupee’s sharp fall against the dollar was also attributed as the reason for the weakness in the equ ity market.

The Sensex closed at 16,785.65, down by 213.30 points. On the BSE, decliners outnumbered the advancers by 1,661 to 1,067.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty too was down by 65.70 points to 4,989.

Stocks of Realty, banking, software, metal, telecom and automobile turned weak on the back of selling pressure.

However, shares of ACC, Suzlon, HDFC, PowerGrid, Hindustan UniLever and GAIL managed to end in the green today despite the selling onslaught.

Brokers said besides continued profit booking by funds and retail investors, weak trends at other Asian bourses had put pressure on the domestic sentiment. — Our Bureau

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