98 percent at Rs.129; Infosys, down 3.4 percent at Rs.2,285.10; Hero Honda, down 1.59 percent at Rs.1,652.60, and Tata Steel, down 1.41 percent at Rs.513.15.

According to data with the regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign institutional investors bought shares worth $382.1 million Thursday.

Asian markets ended mixed.

The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 173.68 points or 1.67 percent higher at 10,544.22 points.

At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the benchmark SSE Composite ended 0.38 percent up at 2,853.55 points.

On the other hand, the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, shut shop in the red at 21,050.73 points, down 544.79 points or 2.52 percent.

The Korean Kospi, too, closed lower at 1,693.88 points, 1.03 percent down from its previous close.

European bourses, which were wobbly at the start of trading, were ruling weak.

In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was ruling 16.21 points or 0.32 percent lower at 5,123.16 points, while its French peer, the CAC 40, was up 0.4 percent at 3,806.66 points.

Germany's DAX was ruling in the negative at 5,676.36 points, down 25.69 points or 0.45 percent.