Mumbai, Oct 26 : Indian equities ended in the red Monday, with a key index shutting shop 70 points lower than its previous close.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,808.05 points, shut shop at 16,740.5 points -- 70.31 points or 0.42 percent lower than Friday's close at 16,810.81 points.

The S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, followed a similar trajectory and was trading in the negative at 4,964.55 points, down 0.65 percent.

Broader market indices were also in the red, with the BSE midcap index ending 1.80 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index 1.31 percent down. (IANS)