Markets end lower amid volatile trading session

The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex provisionally closed at 20,236 down 50 points. The National Stock Exchange's 50-share S&P CNX Nifty provisionally closed at 6,162 down 26 points.

Benchmark indices ended lower amid volatile trading session, weighed down by pharma, oil & gas and financials shares.

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share Sensex provisionally closed at 20,236 down 50 points. The National Stock Exchange’s 50-share S&P CNX Nifty provisionally closed at 6,162 down 26 points.