Sensex closes 503 points down (Third Lead)

Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Indian equities market closed deep in red Friday.

The 30-share benchmark of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 14,451.95 points, touched a low of 14,210.63 before closing at 14,274.94 points. It went down by 502.70 points or 3.40 percent at the day's close.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S&P Nifty, which opened at 4440.85 points, closed at 4311.85 points. It went down by 121.70 points or 2.24 percent.