Sensex closes 1.17 per cent lower on eventful day

A benchmark index for Indian equities closed 1.17 per cent lower on Friday. On what was a volatile and eventful trading day, the 30-scrip sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange shut shop at 16,788.43 points - 1.17 per cent lower than its previous close.

A benchmark index for Indian equities closed 1.17 per cent lower on Friday.

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On what was a volatile and eventful trading day, the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,939.58 points, shut shop at 16,788.43 points (provisional) - 199.1 points or 1.17 per cent lower than its previous close.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,030 points, a loss of 1.2 percent or 60.85 points from its previous close.

Broader markets saw a greater sell-off with the BSE midcap index ending 2.45 percent down and the BSE smallcap index closing 3.04 percent lower.