Mumbai: Markets opened in red and the Sensex was down 274 points on Friday, October 24. The biggest losers were Nalco, Unitech and HDFC Bank.
The Nifty Index too was down 68 points and stood at 2875.
The Asian markets too were on the falling streak. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 232.45 points, or 2.75 percent, to 8,228.53.
Japan markets continued their losing streak even on Friday with the key Nikkei index dropping nearly three per cent.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was down 24 points, or 2.75 per cent, to 847.7.
On currency markets at 9 am, the dollar was quoted at 97.58-63 yen, down from Thursday's quote of 97.68-70 yen.
The euro was quoted at $1.2897-2902, up from Thursday's 5 pm quote of $1.2819-20, and at 125.90-95 yen, up from 125.22-26 yen.
(With inputs from CNN-IBN and IANS)
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