Sensex closes 369 points down

The Sensex, which opened at 15,017.68 points, touched a low of 14,686.66 before closing at 14,724.18. It goes down by 368.94 points or 2.44 per cent compared to its closing figure on Wednesday.

Indian equity markets closed deep in the red on Thursday.

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The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,017.68 points, touched a low of 14,686.66 before closing at 14,724.18. It went down by 368.94 points or 2.44 per cent compared to its closing figure on Wednesday.

The S&P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 4,524.20 points, closed at 4,430.70. It went down by 98.35 points or 2.17 per cent from its previous close.