Samachar Wire

Sensex down 85 points

Sensex down 85 points
Snapping a huge seven-session rally, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 85 points to 19,417 points amid profit-booking, and after the Reserve Bank increased key policy rates today.

The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 32 points to 5,829 points. Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore dropped between 0.1 percent and 2 percent.