Negative global cues pull equity markets down (Second Lead)

Mumbai July 7 (IANS) Negative global cues and selling pressure in IT banking and consumer durables stocks pulled the Indian equity markets down on Friday.Around 3.30 p.m. the wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed the day s trade at 9 665.80 points -- lower by 8.75 points or 0.09 per cent.The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 31 373.52 points provisionally closed at 31 360.63 points -- down 8.71 points or 0.03 per cent from its previous close at 31 369.34 points.The Sensex has touched a high of 31 426.29 points and a low of 31 286.62 points during the intra-day trade.However the BSE market breadth was bullish -- with 1 396 advances and 1 280 declines.--IANSrv/vt