The BSE Sensex experienced volatile trading, falling 241.30 points or 0.31 per cent to close at 77,378.91. The index fluctuated 82

TCS, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Infosys and Bajaj Finserve were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Ultratech cement, SBI and Sun Pharma

Except Nifty IT, all the sectoral gauges on the National Stock Exchange fell, with the Nifty Media, Realty and PSU Bank falling the most. The broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap ended 2.13% and 2.4% down respectively.

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 241.30 points to end at 77,378.91, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 95 points to end at 23,431.50.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty50, India’s key equity benchmarks, opened lower on Thursday. The BSE Sensex traded below the 78,000 mark, while the Nifty50 was under 23,650. At 10 am, the Sensex dropped by 235.

The S&P BSE Sensex gained 206.33 points to 77,826.54, while the NSE Nifty50 added 45.90 points to 23,572.40 as of 9:19 AM.

With today's fall, Sensex and Nifty have entered in a correction phase. From its 52-week high of 85,978.25 (touched in September 2024), Sensex has crashed 8,599.34 points or 10 per cent. Likewise, the Nifty 50 index has fallen 2,

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday's session.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex failed to maintain their early momentum on Friday, slipping into the red for the third consecutive session as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices saw losses, primarily due to declines in public sector banks and metals.