MUMBAI: The benchmark index Sensex closed down by 69.95 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on fresh selling by foreign as well as domestic funds.

The BSE-30 shares index closed 69.95 points down at 10,614.35 points. It touched a low of 10,566.71 points earlier
in the day.

 Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 25.85 points at 3116.15, after touching a low of 3100.40 points.