From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:01 PM IST

The Indian equities markets closed deep in the red Thursday.

The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 16,666.03 points and closed at 16,316.26, going down by 209.11 points or 1.27 percent compared to its closing figure Wednesday.

The S and P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 4,926.30 points, closed at 4835.30. It went down by 83.05 points or 1.69 percent from its previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)