Benchmark indices extend their losses in Friday’s last-hour trading session, dragged down by heavyweights like HDFC twins and Reliance Industries.
The S&P BSE Sensex dipped 372 points, or 0.94 per cent, to 39,229, with YES Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Sun Pharma, HDFC, and Hero MotoCorp leading the list of losers. The broader Nifty50 index slipped 97 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 11,734.
All the NSE sectoral indices except Nifty PSU Bank indices were trading in the red. Nifty Pharma and Nifty Auto indexes, down 1.5 per cent each, took the deepest cuts.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index was trading 92 points, or 0.63 per cent, lower at Rs 14,588, while the S&P BSE SmallCap gave up its early gains to trade 13 points, or 0.09 per cent, lower at 14,052.
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The benchmark indices settled higher on Friday taking cues from their Asian peers.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 37,948, up 284 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,471, up 86 points.
Among key stocks, the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major ITC rose over 2 per cent to end at Rs 313 levels on the BSE. The stock hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 315 earlier today. ICICI Bank and State Bank of India also ended higher in a range of 1.8 to 3.0 per cent on the BSE.
Among sectors, the Nifty Pharma index ended higher for the fourth straight day, hitting an over six-month high on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma and Cadila Healthcare from the index, were up in the range of 1 per cent to 4 per cent on the NSE.
Shares of paper companies were trading higher on the bourses on expectations of a positive outlook for the current July-September quarter.
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After a lot of struggle, the market has ended lower on Friday. The Sensex is down 105.61 points or 0.4 percent at 27836.50, and the Nifty fell 23.60 points or 0.3 percent at 8541.40. About 1000 shares advanced, 1681 shares declined and 197 shares remained unchanged.
Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, HDFC twins and Adani Ports were top gainers while Infosys, TCS, Wipro, NTPC and Coal India were top losers in the Sensex.
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