Weakness in realty stocks weighed on Unitech. The stock could not hold gains and slumped to a low of Rs 82. It finally ended with a loss of 5.5% at Rs 84. Around 27 million shares were traded on the BSE today.
Wiser from last year’s free fall, realty companies discovered a new mantra in ‘affordable housing’ and found help from banks that offered low-interest home loans to build their businesses in 2009.