Indian shares pull back from record highs
Thursday,
23-May-2019
04:07 PM (IST)
Indian shares ended lower on Thursday, after hitting record highs earlier in the session as Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a thumping victory in the general elections. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 299 of the 542 seats contested in the lower house of the parliament as of 1013 GMT, official data from here the Election Commission showed. The benchmark BSE index closed down 0.76% at 38,811.39, with investors booking profits after it crossed 40,000 for the first time ever. The broader NSE index ended 0.69% lower at 11,657.05, having eclipsed 12,000 earlier in the session. The NSE index rose 64.8% during Modi’s first term through Wednesday’s close, and the BSE index gained 63.6%.
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