Stock markets open 0.5 % down Tuesday, October 09, 2007 in.reuters.com
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The bourses which opened in the red on Tuesday, extended their losses to more than 1 percent on account of fear of early elections.At 9:57 a.m., the Sensex was down 0.49 percent, or 85.84 points at 17,405.55, with 23 components in the red. While the Nifty was down 0.75 percent at 5,047.10.
