Sensex ends 372 pts lower; Paytm down 27%; Sapphire gains 4%, Escorts 10%

The broader markets ended with deeper cuts, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down 1.5 per cent each

Closing Bell

The key benchmark indces exhibited high volatility in trades on Thursdya. The key indices witnessed wilted under severe selling pressure in the first-half of the day, before staging a partially mid-way, only to lose ground once again.

The BSE benchmark index, the Sensex, touched a high of 60,178 in early deals, and soon slipped into the negative zone. The index dropped to a low of 59,377, and eventually ended lower for the third straight trading session, down 372 points at 59,636.

In the process, the Sensex shed 1,082 points in the last three trading sessions,