Sensex closes 141 points lower (Second Lead)

MUMBAI - A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed 141 points lower as trader continued to be jittery over a bribery scam in leading realty financing companies and banking institutions.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,560.25 points, closed at 19,318.16 points, down 141.69 points or 0.73 percent from its previous close at 19,459.85 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 5,822.85 points - down 0.73 percent.

Broader markets indices were also in the red, with the BSE midcap index ending 1.89 percent down and the BSE smallcap index trading 1.87 percent lower.