29 January,2010 10:18 AM IST | | PTI
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex opened lower by 182 points on Friday on heavy selling by funds ahead of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review amid weakening global trend.
The 30-share index dropped by 182.03 points to 16,124.84 points in the first five minutes of trading. The BSE barometer had closed up by 17 points yesterday. The National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 53.60 points to 4,813.65 points.
Marketmen said investors sold shares on fears that RBI in its monetary policy review later in the day may hike interest rates to stem the rising inflation.
Trading sentiment also weakened on falling trend in global markets. US markets fell by over 1 per cent after weak forecast from Qualcomm and cautious comments from Standard & Poor's on British banks.
