A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Wednesday closed 180 points lower a day before an imminent rate hike by the country’s Central Bank.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,298.59 points, closed at 18,127.82 points (provisional) — down 180.84 points or 0.99 per cent from its previous close at 18,308.66 points. The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended in the red at 5,447.1 points, down 0.97 per cent.
Broader markets also ended in the negative, with the BSE mid cap index closing 0.7 per cent down and the BSE small cap index ending 0.65 per cent lower.