Sensex closes 39 points lower


Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday edged lower on a dull trading day. Broader markets, however, moved up. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) which opened at 18,319.74 points, closed at 18,226.5 points (provisional), down 39.6 points or 0.22 percent from its previous close at 18,266.1 points. It had moved up to 18,380.17 points in the morning trade. The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended weak at 5,470.7 points, down 0.1 percent. Broader markets, however rose, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.85 percent up and the BSE smallcap index up 0.55 percent.
Source: IANS