BSE SENSEX | NIFTY closes in deep red

Indian stock markets closed in red today thus following global trends and heavy profit booking by investor's Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 16789.74, down 219.43 points.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 4988.60, down 75 points, BSE Midcap Index was down 2.12 percent and BSE Smallcap Index declined 1.96 percent. BSE Realty Index fell 4.59 percent, BSE Capital Goods Index declined 2.69 per cent and BSE Bankex slipped 2.05 percent. The BSE IT Index closed up 1.21 per cent and BSE FMCG Index moved 1.15 percent higher.