Sensex provisionally end lower on profit-taking

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex closed lower for a fifth consecutive session as investors continued to book profits in recent outperformers such as Larsen and Toubro .

The Sensex provisionally closed 0.06 percent lower to 22,403.89.

The Nifty ended 0.02 percent down at 6,694.80.

Shares in Larsen and Toubro ended 2.41 percent lower.

(Reporting by Indulal PM; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)