Mumbai, Sep 14 (Inditop.com) A key index of Indian equities markets ended a lacklustre trading session 20 points down Monday, compared to its previous close.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,185.26 points, closed at 16,244.20 points (provisional), down 20.10 points or 0.12 percent.

The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also ended in negative at 4,821.2 points, down 0.17 percent from the last close.

However, broader market indices made gains, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.25 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index up 0.56 percent.