BSE Sensex stood at a 3 hour trading halt due to network outage; Tata Motors top gainer

Mumbai: BSE Sensex fell slightly on Thursday, retreating from record highs earlier in the session, as investors snapped a powerful four-day rally by booking profits in recent outperformers such as Hindalco Industries - Tata Motors shares leads on gainers list.

Trading was marred after exchange operator BSE Ltd, which operates the benchmark BSE index, suffered around a three-hour trading halt because of a network outage. The BSE index provisionally fell 0.07 percent to end at 25,823.75 points after earlier hitting a record high at 25,999.08 points.

The broader NSE index fell 0.13 per cent and ended at a provisional 7,714.80 points after earlier hitting a record high at 7,754.65 points. The index had gained 3.1 per cent over the previous four sessions. Hindalco Industries shares fell 2.4 per cent.