Mumbai, Feb 26: A recent sharp fall in Indian share prices was a natural correction and not a cause for concern, Finance Secretary DC Gupta said on Thursday. The Bombay exchange's benchmark index -- Sensex fell two per cent to its lowest close in a month on Wednesday on worries that a rash of public issues will drain money away from the market. The index was down nearly one per cent on Thursday.

"The drop in the stock market in recent days is a natural correction. We are not concerned about it," Gupta told reporters ahead of a meeting of capital market officials at the Reserve Bank of India. Bureau Report