Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday nudged lower, with buying in metal stocks helping the index to recover about 134 points from the low-point of the day.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,982.9 points, ended at 19,943.55 points (provisional) – down 37.76 points or 0.19 percent from its previous close at 19,981.31 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty shut shop at 5,985.3 points, down 0.12 percent.
Broader markets were also in the red, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.88 percent down and the BSE smallcap index ending 1.59 percent lower.
