By IANS,
Mumbai : The Indian equities markets closed deep in the red Friday.
The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 16,958.80 points and touched a high of 17,054.34 before closing at 16,649.64 points. At its close, it went down by 257.47 points or 1.52 percent compared to its closing figure Thursday.
The S&P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 5,026.55 points, closed at 4,946.55. It went down by 78.90 points or 1.57 percent compared to its previous close.