Indian shares fall on weak Asia
Indian shares fell more than 1 percent in early Friday deals on weak Asian markets, as investors digested a three-day rally and refrained from taking long positions ahead of the weekend.
At 11:09 a.m. the 30-issue benchmark BSE index was 0.88 percent lower at 11,867.95 points, having traded in a 130-point band. It had rallied 3.6 percent, or 422 points, in the past three days.
Sentiment was lacklustre in the broader market, with 644 stocks gaining compared with 1,415 that lost ground. Total volume stood at 57.9 million shares.
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