Market Ends Lower; Mid- and Small-Caps Lead Decline

Benchmark domestic equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, opened on a positive note but unable to hold gains, later ended lower after a range-bound trade today.

The Sensex shed 148 points or 0.18 per cent to close at 83 thousand 311, while the Nifty dipped 88 points or 0.34 per cent to settle at 25 thousand 510. In the broader market indices at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed in negative zone. The Mid-Cap index lost 1.2 per cent, and the Small-Cap index fell over one and half a per cent.