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The BSE Sensex traded weak on Thursday as investors continued to book profits after it surged nearly 80 percent since early March.

The 30-share sensitive index swung from an intra-day high of 14,631 to an intra-day low of 14,188, and closed 257 points lower at 14,266. The fifty-share Nifty ended 2.4 percent down at 4251.

The fall in the benchmark was led by L&T, ICICI Bank, ONGC and Reliance Industries.

On the sectoral front, the BSE Realty Index dropped 5.8 percent, followed by the Metal Index which ended 4.8 percent lower. However, BSE IT Index closed 0.17 percent higher.

WPI fell 1.61 percent in early June on an annual basis for the first time in three decades.

FIIs sold net $47.3 million in shares and $7.5 million in debt.

Do you think the current sell off will continue on Friday? Will the Sensex slip below the 14,000 mark?