MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended Friday at a loss of 106 points, with investors booking profits after almost a 500-point surge in the previous session.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 15,530.386 points, ended at 15,411.63 points, down 106.86 points or 0.69 percent.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed in the red, losing 0.54 percent from its previous closing figure to end at 4,580.05 points.
Broader market indices closed mixed, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.09 percent down while the the BSE smallcap index closing 0.4 percent higher.
Of the 13 sectoral indices on the BSE, those for realty, FMCG, IT and auto stocks came under selling pressure. Energy and consumer durables saw some buying activity.
The market breadth was positive, with 1,417 stocks advancing, 1,243 declining and 72 remaining unchanged.
Of the 30 stocks on the Sensex, there were only five gainers: ONGC, up 4.79 percent at Rs.1,220.20; Reliance Infra, up 1.49 percent at Rs.1,185.50; Reliance Industries, up 0.54 percent at Rs.2,034.30; Sterlite, up 0.34 percent at Rs.662.35, and HDFC Bank, up 0.13 percent at Rs.1,426.85.
Among the losers were Jaiprakash Associates, down 3.52 percent at Rs.216.40; Hindustan Unilever, down 2.6 percent at Rs.256.45; NTPC, down 2.41 percent at Rs.206.20, and Reliance Communications, down 2.34 percent at Rs.258.55.
Total turnover stood at Rs.85,916.55 crore, down from the previous trading session. This included Rs.16,397.44 crore from the NSE cash segment, Rs.63,891.72 crore from the NSE futures and options and the balance from the BSE cash segment.
Other Asian markets closed slightly higher with the Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shutting shop 80.14 points higher than its previous close at 10,597.33 points, a gain of 0.76 percent.
The Hang Seng, the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, closed in the green at 20,893.33 points, rising 32.03 points or 0.15 percent.
European shares were ruling marginally higher, dipping a bit after a strong opening Friday. In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was ruling 0.25 percent higher at 4,767.23 points. Its French peer, the CAC 40, was up 0.42 percent at 3,539.25 points.
Germany’s DAX rose 0.14 percent to 5,408.62 points.
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