By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities was ruling in negative terrain about an hour before closing bell Thursday, aping its global peers, and was 203 points lower than its previous close.
Around 2.18 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,500.29 points, was at 16,292.22 points, down 203.83 points or 1.24 percent from its previous close at 16,496.05 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 4,865.95 points, against the previous close at 4,931.85 points, a loss of 1.34 percent or 65.9 points.
Broader market indices were also in the red, with the BSE midcap index down 0.89 percent and the BSE small cap index trading 0.45 percent lower.