Sensex loses 143 points

The markets ended the day lower with all key benchmark indices including mid-cap, small-cap and the broad-based BSE-500 closing in the red.

Oil and gas (1.7%), metals (1.2%) and banking (1%) were the biggest losers among sectoral indices. IT stocks closed marginally higher and the BSE consumer durables index stayed in the green.

Sensex closed at 17,471.03, down 143.4 points or 0.8% while the Nifty ended at 5,241.1, down 47.95 points or 0.9%. While sensex and the Nifty opened marginally higher, they soon slipped amidst subdued global cues.

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