Mumbai, July 23 (IANS): The logjam in parliament and anxiety surrounding a rate hike in the US subdued the Indian equity markets on Thursday, with a barometer index provisionally closing 134 points down.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) provisionally closed the day's trade deep in the red. It lost 134.09 points or 0.47 percent.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too closed in the negative territory. It fell 43.70 points or 0.51 percent at 8,589.80 points.
The S&P BSE Sensex which opened at 28,540.97 points, closed at 28,370.84 points (3.30 p.m.), down 134.09 points or 0.47 percent from the previous day's close at 28,504.93 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 28,578.33 points and a low of 28,315.37 points in the intra-day trade.