Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Profit booking Monday pulled down a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, which ended trade 31 points lower after gaining more than 156 points during the day.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,118.14 points, shut shop at 17,087.99 points, down 31.04 points or 0.18 percent from its previous close at 17,119.03 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 5,102.05 points, against the previous close at 5,117.3 points, a gain of 15.25 points or 0.3 percent.

Broader market indices, however, went slack with the BSE midcap index ending 0.68 percent lower and the BSE small cap index closing 0.46 percent down.