Mumbai, July 25
The Indian stock market closed in the negative territory on Friday, with the domestic stock indices declining by up to a per cent amid selling pressure.
Sensex closed at 81,463.09, down 721.08 or 0.88 per cent. The 30-share index started the trade in negative territory at 82,066.76 against the previous session's closing of 82,184.17. The UK-India FTA failed to push a rally; instead, the index fell over 950 points to hit an intraday low at 81,397.69.
Nifty settled at 24,837.0, down 225.10 or 0.90 per cent.
"The broader market sentiment remained bearish throughout, with pronounced weakness evident across Media, Energy, Oil & Gas, PSU Bank, Auto, and IT sectors," said Ashika Institutional Equities in its note.
Overall, the market tone was convincingly risk-off, accentuated by sectoral headwinds and a break of pivotal index support levels, suggesting that caution may prevail in the near term, the note added.
Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj FinServ, Infosys, Trent, Tata Motors, NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, Tata Steel, and HCL Tech were the top losers among the Sensex basket. While Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel were settled in green.
Not only heavyweights, but the selling pressure was extended to the broader market as well.