Mumbai March 15 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices on Thursday provisionally closed in the negative territory -- with the Sensex dropping almost 200 points intra-day -- as heavy selling pressure in oil and gas banking metals FMCG and energy stocks subdued investor sentiments.
The wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell by 50.75 points or 0.49 per cent to provisionally close trade at 10 360.15 points (at 3.30 p.m.).
The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 33 843.47 points closed at 33 685.54 points -- down 150.20 points or 0.44 per cent from the previous session s close.
The Sensex touched a high of 33 866.28 points and a low of 33 637.28 during the intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was however bullish with 1 634 advances and 1 056 declines.
On Wednesday the key Indian indices trimmed their losses to close trade on a flat note with marginal losses aided by healthy macroeconomic data along with a sharp recovery in banking stocks.
The NSE Nifty50 fell by 15.95 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 10 410.90 points while the Sensex closed at 33 835.74 points -- down 21.04 points or 0.06 per cent.
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