The 50-share Nifty cracked below the 10,500-mark to hit a low of 10,423.10 before settling 95.15 points, or 0.90 per cent down at 10,435.55. Investors started booking profit at record highs in absence of cues from global markets that remained closed for the New Year holiday. There was accelerated selling, particularly in the last hour of trading dragging the key Sensex from record highs, brokers said. The benchmark index touched a low of 33,766.15 before settling down 244.08 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 33,812.75. This is the biggest single-day fall since December 1 when ithad lost 316.41.

Source: dna January 01, 2018 10:30 UTC