Sensex falls 1.7 pc; Reliance Comm down 2.4 pc

BSE Sensex fell 1.7 per cent early today, with Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies leading the decline, as world stocks dropped on worries over euro zone debt concerns.

BSE Sensex fell 1.7 per cent early on Monday, with Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies leading the decline, as world stocks dropped on worries over euro zone debt concerns.

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At 9:01 am, the 30-share BSE index was down 1.69 per cent at 16,707.10 points, all of its components declining.

Reliance Communications, India's No 2 mobile phone operator, was down 2.4 per cent at 141.10 rupees even after reporting a smaller-than-expected 16 per cent fall in quarterly profit over the weekend.

The 50-share NSE Index, Nifty, was down 1.7 per cent at 5,008.20.