The key indices provisionally closed the day's trade in the red, with heavy selling pressure witnessed in telecom, oil and gas and metal stocks.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 27,920.66 points, provisionally closed at 27,746.66 points (at 3.30 p.m.) -- down 89.84 points or 0.32 per cent from the previous close at 27,836.50 points.
It touched a high of 28,013.50 points and a low of 27,697.69 points during the intra-day trade.
The market breadth was tilted in favour of the bears -- with 1,621 declines and 1,113 advances.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged down to 8,499.95 points -- down 41.45 points or 0.49 per cent.
On Friday, the benchmark indices closed lower subdued by profit booking, a weak rupee and lower crude oil prices.
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