Sensex declines by 551 points; Nifty slips by 140 points

The key domestic stock indices today ended more than half a percent down. The BSE Sensex closed below 65,900 mark while the NSE Nifty ended below 19,700 level. Both indices fell amid negative cues from global share markets. The Sensex declined by 551 points, or 0.83 percent to finished at 65,877. The NSE Nifty also slipped by 140 points, or 0.71 percent to settled at 19,671.