From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 06:01 PM IST

Indian equity markets closed deep in the red Thursday.

The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,017.68 points, touched a low of 14,686.66 before closing at 14,724.18. It went down by 368.94 points or 2.44 percent compared to its closing figure Wednesday.

The S and amp;P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 4,524.20 points, closed at 4,430.70. It went down by 98.35 points or 2.17 percent from its previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)