Mumbai, Dec 7 (Inditop.com) A key Indian equities index was trading almost 142 points in the red Monday afternoon.

At 2.52 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that opened at 17,106.74 points was trading at 16,959.61 points, down 141.93 points or 0.83 percent from Friday’s closing at 17,101.54 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 5056.1 points, against the previous close at 5,108.9 points, a loss of 1.03 percent.

Broader market indices were also trading in the red, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.71 percent down and the BSE small cap index 0.33 percent lower.