Indian ADRs fell substantially. Satyam lost the most at 17.5%. Tata Comm and HDFC Bank lost over 16%. Rediff.com lost the least at 5.62%.
The House vote, 205 in favor and 228 against, came as a surprise, despite being an unpopular proposal among many American voters.
Image: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talks to members of the news media about the ongoing crisis rocking Wall Street at the White House in Washington, DC. | Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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