Sensex down 145 points in opening trade.

Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex opened 145 points lower today after investors’ confidence was shaken by yesterday’s serial bomb blasts in the country’s financial capital, amid a weakening overseas trend.
The 30-share barometer, which had gained 184.40 points in the previous session, fell by 144.82 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 18,451.20 in the first five minutes of trade today.
Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index declined by 37.05 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,548.40, led by information technology and auto stocks.
Market experts said investors’ confidence was shaken by the series of blasts in Mumbai yesterday.
They said a weakening trend on other Asian bourses after Moody’s warned that the United States may lose its top-notch credit rating in the coming weeks also dampened the sentiment.
In the Asian region, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was trading 0.23 per cent lower and Japan’s Nikkei shed 0.34 per cent this morning. (Agency)