Mumbai: After two days of bullish trend, share prices reacted downwards at the opening session on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on September 25 on fresh bouts of profit-selling by operators and retail investors.

Heavy selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on September 23 also dampened the sentiment, a dealer said.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite Index dipped by 150.53 points and 58.02 points on September 24 night respectively, which caused heavy selling in a large number of software counters.

Select index-based shares like Bajaj Auto, BHEL, GACL, HCL Tech, HLL, ICICI Bank, Infosys Tech, ITC, RIL, Satyam Comp and Zee Tele were also quoted remarkably lower on selling pressure.

However, a few refinery stocks, mainly from public sector undertakings (PSUs) segment, attracted good buying support.

PTI