SENSEX breaks 10000 for 1st time since July 2006

Markets are extremely under pressure. Finally, the Sensex has broken 10,000 mark, which is the first time since July 2006. The Nifty is trading below 3100 level. The Sensex has touched a low 9,998.73 and the Nifty hit a low of 3072.95. The Sensex fell 639 points to 9,933 and the Nifty lost 206 points to 3,062, at 3:15 pm. Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, ICICI Bank, SBI, BHEL, NTPC, Reliance Communication, HDFC Bank, ONGC and L&T are biggest contributors to this fall.