The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,007.08 points, closed at 19,021.46 points (provisional) -- 25.08 points or 0.13 percent down from its previous close at 19,046.54 points.
The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange ended at 5,695.95 points, 15.65 points or 0.27 percent lower.
Broader markets nudged higher with the BSE midcap index closing 0.25 percent up and the BSE smallcap index ending 0.47 percent higher.
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