Sensex Closes 281 Points Lower, Nifty Below 10,250

Domestic shares tumbled on Monday, dragged by financial stocks such as Housing Development Finance Corp, while Larsen & Toubro Ltd declined after it cut its full-year order flow growth guidance.

The broader NSE Nifty closed 0.94 per cent lower at 10,224.95, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was down 0.84 per cent at 33,033.56.

Housing Development Finance Corp ended 2.3 per cent lower, while Larsen & Toubro Ltd closed down 1.9 per cent.

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