Mumbai, April 27 (Inditop.com) A benchmark index of Indian equities closed lower Tuesday in range-bound trading.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,744.93 points, closed at 17,686.07 points, 59.21 points or 0.33 percent lower than its previous close at 17,745.28 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,307.5 points, a loss of 0.28 percent, from its previous close at 5,322.45 points.

Broader market indices also ended subdued, with the BSE midcap index down 0.31 percent and the BSE smallcap index 0.06 percent lower.