The Indian equity benchmarks ended the session little changed on the weekend Friday hit by fag-end selling in finance and metal stocks following sluggish investor sentiment in global markets.

At close, BSE  Sensex slipped 66 points to close at 52,586.84, hit by fag-end selling in finance and metal stocks following sluggish investor sentiment in global markets. The broader NSE Nifty also dipped 15.40 points or 0.10 percent to 15,763.05. Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling over 2.5 percent, followed by SBI, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Asian Paints and Axis Bank. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, Bajaj Auto NTPC and HCL tech were among the gainers. Sun Pharma was the top Nifty gainer, the stock surged as much as 11 percent to hit a one-year- high of Rs 780 after it reported profit of Rs 1,444 crore in June quarter against loss of Rs1,655 crore during the same quarter last year.

In the currency markets, The rupee fell 13 paise to close at 74.42 against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.21 percent to USD75.89 per barrel.

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