<p>The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,382.91 points, was ruling at 19,242.59 points (provisional) -- down 208.86 points or 1.07 percent from its previous close at 19,451.45 points.<br /><br />The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange too shut shop 1.07 percent lower at 5,779.5 points.<br /><br />Broader markets were ruling dull, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.77 percent down and the BSE small cap index ending a similar quantum lower.</p>
<p>The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,382.91 points, was ruling at 19,242.59 points (provisional) -- down 208.86 points or 1.07 percent from its previous close at 19,451.45 points.<br /><br />The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange too shut shop 1.07 percent lower at 5,779.5 points.<br /><br />Broader markets were ruling dull, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.77 percent down and the BSE small cap index ending a similar quantum lower.</p>