Samvat 2064 a whimper

The Samvat year 2064 began on a weak note as Sensex plunged by 151 points in the special Diwali muhurat trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange today due to the heavy profit sellings by funds.

The Sensex, which fell by about 917 points or 4.59 per cent in the last four trading sessions, fell further by 151.33 points at 18,907.60 in the muhurat trading on the first day of Hindi calender year Samvat. It witnessed the day's high of 19,329.57 and a low of 18,737.22 points.

Similarly, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 35.50 points at 5663.25, after touching a high of 5794.20 and a low of 5614.90 points.