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Indian stocks close lower

Xinhua, February 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian stocks gyrated between gains and losses as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2016 on Monday, before finally ending in the negative territory in a broad signal that the much-awaited event didn't lift the mood of investors.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 23,002.00, 152.30 points or 0.66 percent down from the previous close of 23,154.30, with a turnover of 2,140.67 crore rupees (about 314.8 million U.S. dollars). Endit