<p>For the fourth straight day, a benchmark index of Indian stock markets closed in the red Friday on profit-taking in banking, consumer durables and oil and gas stocks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,785.20 points, closed at 20,666.15 points (provisional), down 156.62 points or 0.75 percent from the previous day's close at 20,822.77 points.<br /><br />The Sensex touched a high of 20,821.01 points and a low of 20,600.90 intra-day. <br />The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also declined. It ended at 6,140.75 points, down 46.50 points or 0.75 percent.<br /><br />Heavy selling pressure was observed in bank, consumer durables and oil and gas stocks.<br />The S&P BSE bank index was down 160.34 points, followed by consumer durables index which was lower by 121.54 points and oil and gas index, which lost 103.82 points.</p>
<p>For the fourth straight day, a benchmark index of Indian stock markets closed in the red Friday on profit-taking in banking, consumer durables and oil and gas stocks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,785.20 points, closed at 20,666.15 points (provisional), down 156.62 points or 0.75 percent from the previous day's close at 20,822.77 points.<br /><br />The Sensex touched a high of 20,821.01 points and a low of 20,600.90 intra-day. <br />The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also declined. It ended at 6,140.75 points, down 46.50 points or 0.75 percent.<br /><br />Heavy selling pressure was observed in bank, consumer durables and oil and gas stocks.<br />The S&P BSE bank index was down 160.34 points, followed by consumer durables index which was lower by 121.54 points and oil and gas index, which lost 103.82 points.</p>