Sensex ends 167 points down, Nifty above 8,300; Tech Mahindra
top loser, down over 7%
Greeks woke up to shuttered banks, closed cash machines and a climate of rumours and conspiracy theories on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country deep into crisis.After receiving no extra emergency funding for Greek lenders from the European Central Bank, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sombrely announced capital controls in a televised address on Sunday night to prevent banks from collapsing under the weight of mass withdrawals. After a bad day of slaughter on Greek worries, the market finally managed to pick up some strength towards end. The Sensex was down 167 points or 0.6 percent at 27645, and the Nifty slipped 54 points or 0.6 percent at 8326. About 896 shares advanced, 1791 shares declined, and 154 shares were unchanged. Greece has less than 48 hours to pay back 1.6 billion euros ($1.77 billion) of International Monetary Fund loans, and a default would set in train events that could lead to the country's exit from the euro currency.
Greeks woke up to shuttered banks, closed cash machines and a climate of rumours and conspiracy theories on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country deep into crisis.After receiving no extra emergency funding for Greek lenders from the European Central Bank, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sombrely announced capital controls in a televised address on Sunday night to prevent banks from collapsing under the weight of mass withdrawals. After a bad day of slaughter on Greek worries, the market finally managed to pick up some strength towards end. The Sensex was down 167 points or 0.6 percent at 27645, and the Nifty slipped 54 points or 0.6 percent at 8326. About 896 shares advanced, 1791 shares declined, and 154 shares were unchanged. Greece has less than 48 hours to pay back 1.6 billion euros ($1.77 billion) of International Monetary Fund loans, and a default would set in train events that could lead to the country's exit from the euro currency.