Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Friday, snapping a three-day winning streak, as losses in metal and IT stocks and caution ahead of the Union Budget presentation on February 1 weighed on investor sentiment.
Fresh foreign fund outflows and continued weakness in the rupee further added to the negative tone in the equity markets.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82269.78 down by -296.59 points or by -0.36 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25320.65 down by -98.25 points or by -0.39 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82430.82 and intraday low of 81941.03 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25370.7 and intraday low of 25213.65
FMCG index was at 18738.15 up by 274.03 points or by 1.48%. Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. (Rs. 946.35,+9.75%), Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. (Rs. 374.15,+6.81%), Gillette India Ltd. (Rs. 8796.70,+5.83%), Mukka Proteins Ltd. (Rs. 23.62,+5.64%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 35.17,+5.52%),.
Metal index was at 38845.17 down by -2096.33 points or by -5.12%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 628.85,-12.12%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 682.70,-10.89%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 384.70,-10.32%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 962.10,-6.12%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 193.10,-4.57%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4574 , shares advanced were 2483 while 1906 shares declined and 185 were unchanged.