Sensex down by 301 points to trade at 64,958

The key domestic share indices today slipped around 0.4 percent in the afternoon trade. The BSE Sensex fell below the 65,000 mark while the NSE Nifty fell below the 19,500 mark. Both indices fell amid negative global cues.

The BSE Sensex lost 301 points, or 0.46 percent, to trade at 64,958 while the Nifty was trading down 71 points, or 0.37 percent, at 19,454, when reports last came in.