MUMBAI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Indian markets closed lower Friday.

A sharp selloff in banks along with sectoral indices such as automobiles, FMCG, pharma as well as a bigger selloff in midcaps dragged the equity markets. They have given up all of their gains.

The benchmark S&P, BSE Sensex closed at 36,841.60, 279.62 points or 0.75 percent down compared to its previous close at 37,121.22. Enditem