Mumbai, Sep 23 (Inditop.com) A key index of Indian equities markets, which had slipped sharply in the last 40 minutes of trade Wednesday, managed to climb slightly to close 1.01 percent in the red.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,905.5 points, shut shop at 16,716.53 points (provisional), down 169.9 points or 1.01 percent.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended marginally in the red at 4,970.5 points, down 0.99 percent.
Broader market indices also ended in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index closing 1.29 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index down 1.44 percent.
