Sensex- the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was down 7.25 per cent - 749.05 points to 9,586.88 points on 7th January 2009 after opening higher than the 6th January 2009's close of 10,335.93 points.

S&P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was down 6.18 per cent - 192 points at 2,920.4 points on 7th January 2009.

The Satyam scrip took a sharp dip losing 77.69 per cent of its value to close at Rs.39.95 over its close Tuesday of Rs.179.10. A total of 14,30,09,827 shares of the troubled software company changed hands in 6th January 2009's trade.

Other market indices like the midcap and small-cap indices fell by as much as the Sensex. BSE midcap index was trading 7.17 per cent, while the small-cap index fell 6.29 per cent.

Top losers in the Sensex were Satyam, JP Associates, RCom, DLF and Reliance Infra.

Top gainers in the Sensex were HUL, Infosys, Maruti and Wipro.

The market sentiment was negative, with 2,104 stocks declining against 421 advances. Fifty-seven stocks remained unchanged.