MUMBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally shed 7.31 percent on Wednesday after the head of Satyam Computer Services resigned and said the firm's profits had been inflated sending its stocks down more than three-fourth.
The 30-share BSE index provisionally closed 755.62 points lower at 9,580.31.
Shares in Satyam provisionally closed 77.1 percent lower at 41 rupees.
The 50-share NSE index provisionally ended 6.3 percent lower at 2,918.
(Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan) Keywords: INDIA STOCKS/CLOSE (ami.shah@thomsonreuters.com; +91 22 6636 9246; Reuters Messaging: ami.shah.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The 30-share BSE index provisionally closed 755.62 points lower at 9,580.31.
Shares in Satyam provisionally closed 77.1 percent lower at 41 rupees.
The 50-share NSE index provisionally ended 6.3 percent lower at 2,918.
(Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan) Keywords: INDIA STOCKS/CLOSE (ami.shah@thomsonreuters.com; +91 22 6636 9246; Reuters Messaging: ami.shah.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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