From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 07:31 PM IST

The Indian equities market closed in the red Wednesday.

The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 17,479.01 points and touched a high of 17,480.74 before closing at 17,287.31 points. It went down by 91.15 points or 0.52 percent compared to its close Tuesday.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp;P Nifty, which opened at 5,198.35 points, closed at 5,165.90. It went down by 29.60 points or 0.57 percent from its previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)