Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex up 290 pts, Nifty at 24,950; IT, metal, realty gain

Market on Friday | Nifty below 24,900, Sensex down nearly 700 pts

Benchmark equity indices ended the week on a negative note, snapping a six-day gaining streak, with the Nifty 50 closing below 24,900 on all-round selling across sectors barring media and pharma.

At close, the Sensex was down 693.86 points or 0.85 percent at 81,306.85, and the Nifty was down 213.65 points or 0.85 percent at 24,870.10. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended lower.

For the week, BSE Sensex and Nifty added a percent each.

M&M, Bharat Electronics, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Titan Company were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Asian Paints, Grasim Industries, Adani Enterprises, Hero MotoCorp, UltraTech Cement.

Among sectors, media index rose 1%, and pharma index added 0.4%, while metal, IT, FMCG, oil & gas, PSU Bank, Private Bank, realty fell 0.5-1%.