By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday closed 0.39 percent lower from its previous close after ruling in a negative zone for most part of the day.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,645.91 points, closed at 17,570.55 points (provisional), 68.71 points or 0.39 percent lower than its previous close at 17,639.26 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,256.6 points, a loss of 0.32 percent from its previous close.
Broader market indices too were in the red with the BSE midcap index ending 0.3 percent lower and the BSE small cap index closing 0.2 percent down.
Power, IT and PSU scrips were facing bulk of the selling pressure.