Mumbai, June 12 -- Domestic equity benchmarks ended the day deep in the red, dragged down by shaky global cues and jittery investor sentiment. The lack of concrete progress on the U.S.-China trade front, coupled with rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, kept market participants on edge.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that U.S. personnel were being relocated from the Middle East due to security concerns, reiterating that the United States would not permit Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

The Nifty slipped below the 24,900 mark, with realty, consumer durables, and energy stocks leading the slide. Volatility was heightened by the weekly expiry of the Nifty F&O series.

The S&P BSE Sensex tanked 823.16 points or 1% t...