Provisional: Markets end lower fourth straight day

Markets ended lower for the fourth straight day as investors booked profits ahead of the US jobs data later today.

Markets ended lower for the fourth straight day as investors turned cautious and booked profits, amid sharp gains recently, ahead of the US jobs data later today.
An encouraging US jobs data would help the US Fed to start winding down its monetary stimulus measures sooner than expected.

The 30-share Sensex ended down 179 points at 20,644 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 53 points at 6,134.