Sensex skids 709 points on weak global cues

Equity indices finished in red on Thursday with the benchmark BSE sensex sliding over 700 points amid foreign fund outflows and weak global cues. Sensex slipped 709 points or 2.68 per cent to close at 33,538; while the broader NSE Nifty closed 214 points or 2.12 per cent lower at 9,902.