BSE closes 586.65 points down on September 1

Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 586.65 points down to stand at 25,696.44. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 185.45 points down to stand at 7,785.85. Essar Oil Ltd and PMC Fincorp Limited were among the top gainers of group A with an increase of 11.33% and 4.41% along with UPL Limited and Shree Cement Ltd with an increase of 4.03% and 3.68% respectively, while the top losers of group A includes Sunrise Asian Limited and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd with a decrease of 9.97% and 7.19% along with Vakrangee Limited and Punjab National Bank with a decrease of 7.00% and 6.94% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 472.84 points at 17,392.43 while the Banking sector is down 713.55 points at 18,923.60 and the Realty sector is down 39.93 points at 1,220.73.The Indian currency is down 0.19 % at Rs 66.36 per dollar.