From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:56 PM IST

The Indian equities markets closed deep in the red Monday.

The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 16,591.46 points and touched a high of 16,632.72 before closing at 16,063.18 points. It went down by 352.39 points at the day's close or 2.15 percent, compared to its closing figure Friday.

The S and amp;P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 4,869.25 points, closed at 4,739.60 points. It went down by 140.50 points or 2.68 percent from its previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)