Sensex slips down by 284.84, Nifty closes at 12,035.80

(G.N.S) Dt. 30 Mumbai The 30-share BSE sensex settled 284.84 points, or 0.69 per cent, lower at 40,913.82. It hit an intra-day low of 40,829.91 and a high of 41,380.14. The broader NSE Nifty closed 93.70 points, or 0.77 per cent, down at 12,035.80. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries was the