Mumbai, May 14 (Inditop.com) A benchmark Indian equities index Friday slipped further as selling pressure mounted towards the closing bell, ending trade 335 points lower than its previous close.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,267.25 points, ended at 16,930.42 points (provisional), 335.45 points or 1.94 percent down from its previous close at 17,265.87 points.
RIL, Infosys and SBI led the Sensex’s fall.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,079.85 points, down 1.91 percent from its previous close.
Broader markets also underwent correction, with the BSE midcap index closing 1.34 percent down and the BSE small cap index ending 1.6 percent lower.
