Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex on Friday lost further by 226.37 pts to 65,461.81 in opening trade on renewed selling in Auto, Bankex, Capital goods, and Energy stocks.
The Nifty fell 71.60 points to 19,471.50.
The stocks, which include Auto, banking, Capital goods, and Energy stocks, kept the market down.
The midcap moved up by 0.29% and the small cap by 0.23%.
In 30 scrips, 9 advanced while 21 declined.
The losers were JSW Steel by 1.44 pc to Rs 820, Sun Pharma by 1.22 pc to Rs 1136.50, Hind Unilever by 1.08 pc to Rs 2509.95, IndusInd Bank by 0.93 pc to Rs 1417, and ICICI Bank by 0.85 pc to Rs 956.05.
The gainers were HCL Technologies by 3.74 pc to Rs 1177.05, Powergrid by 1.07 pc to Rs 244.06, Titan by 0.55 pc to Rs 3006.10, and Maruti Suzuki by 0.53 pc to Rs 9447.30.
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