Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities market Friday ended on a lacklustre note as profit booking kicked in after four consecutive days of gains.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,007.89 points, closed at 19,983.3 points (provisional) — down 9.4 points or 0.05 percent from its previous close at 19,992.7 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 6,002.95 points, down 0.15 percent.

Broader markets also shut in the red, with the BSE midcap index ending 2.23 percent down and the BSE smallcap index closing 2.93 percent lower.