The BSE 30-share barometer settled the day at 15,009.77, netting a loss of 150.47 points or 0.99 per cent from its previous close.
Foreign institutional investors reportedly were heavy sellers after the Maharashtra government ordered the closure of schools and colleges in Pune, where swine flu has claimed several lives so far.
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