By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Thursday closed 338 points lower.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,492.3 points, closed at 19,195.35 points – down by 338.75 points or 1.73 percent from its previous close at 19,534.1 points.
The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange too ended in the red at 5,756.85 points, down 106.4 points or 1.81 percent.
Broader markets shut shop in the red, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.81 percent down and the BSE small cap index ending 0.63 percent lower.