From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:31 PM IST

The Indian equities market ended in the red Friday, going down by more than 400 points in the last trading day of the week.

The Sensex, the 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), opened at 15,896.09 points and notched a high off 15,896.09 before closing at 15,343.12. It ended 489.43 points or 3.09 percent below Thursday's close.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp;P Nifty, which opened at 4,766.70 points, closed at 4,647.00, after touching the day's high of 4,791.70. It went down by 2.61 percent from the previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)