MUMBAI: A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), provisionally closed Friday's trade 181.31 points or 0.68 percent down.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also provisionally closed 45.65 points or 0.57 percent in the red at 8,065.80 points.
The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 26,878.48 points, provisionally closed at 26,656.83 points (at 3.54 p.m.) down 181.31 points or 0.68 percent from the previous day's close at 26,838.14 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 26,942.29 points and a low of 26,585.20 points in the intra-day trade.
