Mumbai March 5 (IANS) Negative global cues -- on the prospect of trade wars -- pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower on Monday.
According to market observers heavy selling pressure was witnessed in metals oil and gas auto capital goods and banking stocks.
Consequently the barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE closed the day s trade at 33 746.78 points -- down 300.16 points or 0.88 per cent from its previous close of 34 046.94 points.
Similarly the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged-lower on Monday. It closed lower by 99.50 points or 0.95 per cent to close at 10 358.85 points.
In the intra-day trade the S&P BSE Sensex touched a high of 34 034.28 points and a low of 33 653.41 points.
--IANS
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