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Indian shares slump after Bangalore blasts
Indian shares extended losses to more than 3.5 percent on Friday after reports of blasts in Bangalore, home to top outsourcers Infosys Technologies and Wipro.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:16 July 25, 2008
Mumbai: Indian shares extended losses to more than 3.5 percent on Friday after reports of blasts in Bangalore, home to top outsourcers Infosys Technologies and Wipro.
At 2:53 p.m., the 30-share BSE index was down 3.7 percent, or 529.28 points at 14,228.81, with 23 components in the red.
The 50-issue NSE index was down 2.9 percent at 4,305.30.
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