Tags: Sharemarket , Bse , Sensex

Mumbai: The stock market widen its losses with the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex falling by nearly 77 points at 1115 hrs today ahead of the presentation of the economic survey in Parliament.

The 30-share index was quoted at 14,568.65 points at 1115 hrs, a loss of 76.82 points over the previous close.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty lost 26.75 points at 4,314.15 at the same time.

After opening on a firm note, the markets slipped into red in late morning trade on selling at higher levels.

However, oil PSU stocks attracted fairly heavy buying support on the government's decision to hike the petrol and diesel prices by about 10 per cent.

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