Mumbai, Aug 10 (Inditop.com) Indian equities markets ended trade in the red Monday, with a key index shedding 258 points after volatile trading most of the day.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,287.14 points, ended trade at 14,902.02 points (provisional), down 258.22 points or 1.7 percent.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, shut shop in the red at 4,402.75 points, down 78.65 points.
Broader market indices also closed in negative terrain with the BSE midcap index ending 2.21 percent down, while the the BSE smallcap index closed 2.29 percent lower.
