Mumbai Sep 27 (IANS) Key equity indices slipped into the red for the second consecutive session on Thursday as the S&P BSE Sensex closed 218 points down and the NSE s Nifty50 closed lower at 10 978 points as investors turned cautious ahead of the September futures and options (F&O) contracts expiry.
Almost all the sectors led by finance banking and capital goods stocks came under selling pressure on Thursday. However IT stocks gained due to a weakening rupee.
Index-wise the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed provisionally at 10 977.55 points lower 76.25 points or 0.69 per cent on its previous close.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 36 691.93 points closed at 36 324.17 points down 218.10 points or 0.60 per cent on its previous close of 36 542.27 points.
The Sensex touched an intra-day high of 36 711.62 points and a low of 36 238.23 points.

--IANS ravi-bc/nir