Mumbai: The Indian equities markets closed in the red on Tuesday.

The BSE Sensex opened at 17,441.41 points and touched a high of 17,502.15 before closing at 17,373.01. At the day's close, it went down by 117.89 points or 0.67 per cent compared to the closing figure on Monday.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S&P Nifty, which opened at 5,192.35 points, closed at 5,144.65, going down by 47.60 points or 0.92 per cent from its previous close.

Source : IANS