On Friday, the domestic indices fell for the third straight session as investors assessed crude oil prices swings and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which is now in its second month. Consumer durables and information technology sectors drove the Indian market benchmark indices lower Thursday, bringing the week to a close.
The 30-share BSE Sensex down 233 points, or 0.41 percent, to 57,362, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 70 points, or 0.40 percent, to 17,153, with 10 of the NSE's 15 sector indices ending in the red. Nifty Consumer Durables and Nifty IT both underperformed the index, dropping 1.96 percent and 1 percent, respectively.
Titan was the worst performer on the Nifty, falling 3.38 percent to RS 2,530. Among the laggards were Tech Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki India, Indian Oil Corp, and Eicher Motors. On the BSE, the total market breadth was negative, with 1,348 shares rising and 2,053 falling.
Titan, TechMahindra, Maruti, Nestle India, L&T, and TCS were among the top losers on Sensex index. On the other hand, SBI, Dr Reddy's, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, and Axis Bank, all ended the day in the green.
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