Mumbai, May 13 -- Erasing huge gains of Monday, the BSE Sensex on Tuesday heavily down 1281.68 pts to settle at 81,148.22 on profit booking by local operators amid selling was seen across the board.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) declined 346.35 pts to 24,578.35.
The equity market, which surged 4 per cent on Monday, however, lost one per cent today.
The day opened on a negative note at 82,249.60, falling 180 pts.
During the day, it dropped 1386 pts at 81,043.69, day's low, before closing at 81,148.22, tumbling down 1281.68 pts from its previous close.
It registered day's high at 82,572.81, up 143 pts.
The Nifty registered a day's high at 24,973.80 and a low at 24,547.59 pts.
All stocks were seen under pressure, however, Technology,...