The stock fell for fifth consecutive sessions and declined 8.5% in this period. ■ 9.30am: BSE Sensex trades lower by 174 points, or 0.56%, to 30,683, while the Nifty 50 falls 48 points, or 0.50%, to 9,456. ■ 9.20am: Housing finance companies were trading lower. Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) fell 1%, Repco Home Finance 2%, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd 1.8%, Can Fin Homes Ltd 1.2%, LIC Housing Finance Ltd 1.2%, GIC Housing Finance Ltd 1.3%. ■ 9.10am: Asian currencies were trading higher as dollar extended losses with bonds as central banks worldwide shift towards a more hawkish tone.

Source: Mint June 30, 2017 04:07 UTC