Seoul - Shares nosedived Tuesday on the Seoul stock exchange

The 30-share Index, BSE Sensex lost over 400 points as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) by 25 basis points and Repo by 50 basis points.

At 11:59, Sensex stood at 13,907.92, down 441.19 points, while the broad-based NSE Nifty lost 103.45 points at 4228.65. It also touched a low of low of 13,903.69.

The overall market breadth was sharply negative as it experienced 886 progressions as against 1367 declinations.

Indian stock markets ended positively on Monday (July 28), led by Larsen & Toubro, Tata Power and ACC.

The broad based Nifty’s increase was led by oil & gas, capital goods and consumer durable stocks. But, metal and power stocks went down.

On global front, the majority of the Asian stocks went up on Monday, however, European shares declined during the early trade.

Finally, the Sensex marked its closure at 14,349.11 after making a gain of 74.17 points. It also touched a high of 14,421.61 and a low of 14,219.38 during the day.

Tokyo - Stocks plunged more than 2 per cent in Tokyo Tuesday after Wall Street sharply fell overnight on renewed worries about the US financial market.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 287.34 points, or 2.15 per cent, to 13,066.44.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 30.42 points, or 2.24 per cent, to 1,270.37.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 107.43-46 yen, down from Monday's 5 pm quote of 107.73-76 yen.

New York - Major US stock indices posted steep drops Monday after the International Monetary Fund predicted more losses for financial institutions and "no bottom" in sight to the US housing crisis.

The IMF stood by its prediction of 1-trillion-dollar combined losses in the financial sector stemming from the one-year-old credit crisis in the United States - more than double the writedowns reported to date by banks and mortgage lenders.

New York - Major US stock indices posted steep drops Monday after the International Monetary Fund predicted more losses for financial institutions and "no bottom" in sight to the US housing crisis.

The IMF stood by its prediction of 1-trillion-dollar combined losses in the financial sector stemming from the one-year-old credit crisis in the United States - more than double the writedowns reported to date by banks and mortgage lenders.