Sensex Sheds Over 400 Points; Metal, Banking, Auto Sectors Weak

The benchmark indices are trading near the lows of the day, amid a largely negative trend in global markets, after the US Federal Reserve hinted that it may raise interest rates at a much faster pace than assumed. At 2:40 pm,the BSE Sensex was trading at 52,152.855, lower by 257.60 points or 0.6 per cent and the NSE Nifty was at 15,645.50, down 125 points or 0.8 per cent. Select metal, auto and private banking stocks are witnessing s...