Sensex closes 60 points lower (Second Lead)

MUMBAI - A benchmark index of Indian equities shut shop 60 points lower in volatile but range-bound trading Friday.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,297.58 points, closed at 20,254.4 points (provisional), down 60.92 points or 0.3 percent from its previous close at 20,315.32 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 6,106.2 points, down 0.23 percent.

Broader markets were also in the red with the BSE midcap trading 0.4 percent down and the BSE smallcap index 0.18 percent lower.