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Indian stocks plump on China woes

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian stocks shed nearly 500 points on Wednesday following Asian weakness triggered by sell off in Chinese market.

About 944 shares advanced, 1803 shares declined, and 152 shares were unchanged. Metals and banks were badly hurt.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 27,687.72, 483.97 points or 1.72 percent down from previous close of 28,171.69. Endi