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Eౠquity benchmark Sensex slipped over 66 points to close at 52,586.84 on Friday, hit by fag-end selling in finance and metal stocks following sluggish inveไstor sentiment in global markets.
The 3൩0-share BSE index fell 66.23 points or 0.13 per cent to close a🐓t 52,586.84, while the broader NSE Nifty dipped 15.40 points or 0.10 per cent to 15,763.05.
The market remained range-bound for the most part of the session as investors kept their e𓆏xposure lower dueꦯ to weak global cues, traders said.
The selling pressur💃e was witn🎶essed towards the fag-end when European markets opened in the negative zone, they added.
Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Senseღx pack, shedding over 2.5 p🧔er cent, 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 amꦡong the gainers.
Sun Pharma surged over 10 per cent after it reported 🍎a net profit of Rs 1,444.17 crore for the quarter ended June.
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul en🙈ded with significant losses.
Equities in Europe were also trading on a 💧negative no🎀te in mid-session deals.
The rupee𓆏 fell 13 paise to close at 74.4💝2 against the US dollar.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.21 per cent to USꦍD 75.89 per barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) w♌ere net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 866.26 crore ꦛon Thursday, as per provisional exchange data.
