By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Thursday made up some of the intra-day losses and closed 44 points lower than its previous close.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,013.68 points, shut shop at 16,955.41 points (provisional), 44.6 points or 0.26 percent lower than its previous close at 17,000.01 points.
It had slipped more than 100 points earlier Thursday afternoon.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended trade at 5,077.6 points against the previous close at 5,088.1 points – a loss of 0.21 percent or 10.5 points.
Broader markets, however, saw some buying interest with the BSE midcap index ending 0.8 percent higher and the BSE small cap index 0.77 percent up.