Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended lower in line with global markets. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, tanked 1049 points, or 1.36 percent, to close at 76,330. Similarly, Nifty-50 at the National Stock Exchange shed 345 points, or 1.47 percent, to settle at 23,086.
The broader market indices at BSE witnessed intense selling pressure. The Mid-Cap and the Small-Cap indices, both plummeted over 4.1 percent each.