Sensex gives up gains, ends 40 points in red


Sensex gives up gains, ends 40 points in red
Mumbai: A key index of the Indian equities markets gave up its gains Tuesday to end trade 43.10 points lower than its previous close. It had managed to crawl into the positive terrain about an hour before closing bell after languishing in the red for most of the day, but ended in loss. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,428.5 points, lost 43.10 points or 0.28 percent to close at 15,331.94 points. The chart showing today's performance of Sensex is on the left. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too ended in the red, closing 0.18 percent lower at 4,564.10 points. Broader market indices did better and ended in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index closing 1.13 percent up and the BSE smallcap index ending 1.68 percent higher.