PSU stocks: PSU stocks fall, Cochin Shipyard, Bharat Dynamics worst hit by up to 10%
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PSU stocks Cochin Shipyard and Bharat Dynamics witnessed a sharp fall by 10% to Rs 1,630.55 and Rs 1,293.35 respectively as the BSE PSU index fell by 4% soon after markets opened on Wednesday following the disappointing Lok Sabha election results. The index ended nearly 16% lower on Tuesday as the Narendra Modi-led BJP failed to secure a simple majority on its own and would have to piggyback on allies to form the government. As of 9:45 am today, all the constituent stocks of the index were trading in red. Other stocks like NBCC, HUDCO, Indian Bank and REC witnessed a decline of more than 5% while railway stocks like IRCTC, IRCON International and RVNL dipped by 4.7%, 6.2% and 7% respectively. Shares of NTPC, CONCOR, Hindustan Copper, GIC, Central Bank of India, NMDC, Powergrid, PFC, BEL, PNB, Uco Bank, Union Bank of India, HAL, BHEL and SJVN among others witnessed a greater-than-3% fall on charts. The Index tumbled nearly 14% on Tuesday a...