Mumbai Stock Markets – August 19, 2008

Today, it was again a bear market, with all round losses at the Mumbai stock exchanges. The Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, Sensex closed at 14,543.7, down by 102 points. Nifty 50 closed at 4368, down by 24.8 points. In bullion market, gold is being quoted at Rs.11,409/10gm and silver at Rs.19,739/kg. Nymex crude is quoted lower at 112 US dollar a barrel and the US dollar was at Rs.43.55.