<p>The Sensex, which had gained 244.54 points in the previous session, fell back by 102.46, or 0.59 per cent to 17,125.22.<br /><br />A 2.54 per cent rise in Maruti Suzuki, saved the market from a steeper fall. IT stocks Infosys and TCS also ended up helping avert a major slump in the market. <br /><br />European car maker Volkswagen's plans to buy 19.9 per cent stake Japanese Suzuki for USD 2.5 billion make Maruti attractive to investors. Maruti Suzuki India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzuki.<br />Both Reliance Industries and Tata Steel, which in the last session rose, came under pressure. While RIL closed down by less than 1 per cent, Tata Steel was the biggest loser at 4.17 per cent.<br /><br />Metal stocks Hindalco and Sterlite at 3.04 per cent and 2.98 per cent were the other big Sensex losers<br />Banking shares were the other big casualty with their sectoral index ending down by 1.58 per cent.<br /> Mortgage leader HDFC and private sector lender HDFC Bank settled lower by 2.30 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively.<br />In the 30-BSE index-linked kitty, 17 stocks closed with losses while 13 ended with gains.<br />Wider National Stock Exchange index Nifty also fell by 35.95 points, or 0.70 per cent to 5,112.00.<br /><br />Weak trends in Asia and lower opening in Europe also weighed against the sentiment.</p>
<p>The Sensex, which had gained 244.54 points in the previous session, fell back by 102.46, or 0.59 per cent to 17,125.22.<br /><br />A 2.54 per cent rise in Maruti Suzuki, saved the market from a steeper fall. IT stocks Infosys and TCS also ended up helping avert a major slump in the market. <br /><br />European car maker Volkswagen's plans to buy 19.9 per cent stake Japanese Suzuki for USD 2.5 billion make Maruti attractive to investors. Maruti Suzuki India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzuki.<br />Both Reliance Industries and Tata Steel, which in the last session rose, came under pressure. While RIL closed down by less than 1 per cent, Tata Steel was the biggest loser at 4.17 per cent.<br /><br />Metal stocks Hindalco and Sterlite at 3.04 per cent and 2.98 per cent were the other big Sensex losers<br />Banking shares were the other big casualty with their sectoral index ending down by 1.58 per cent.<br /> Mortgage leader HDFC and private sector lender HDFC Bank settled lower by 2.30 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively.<br />In the 30-BSE index-linked kitty, 17 stocks closed with losses while 13 ended with gains.<br />Wider National Stock Exchange index Nifty also fell by 35.95 points, or 0.70 per cent to 5,112.00.<br /><br />Weak trends in Asia and lower opening in Europe also weighed against the sentiment.</p>
