The BSE Sensex was trading 161.87 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 77,458.34. Nifty stood at 23,448.55, down 77.95 points or 0.33 per cent. Midcap and smallcap indices fell up to 1.8 per cent.

Sensex and Nifty50 traded lower on Friday despite gains in IT stocks. Both indices were impacted by declines in Reliance Industries, banking, and financial stocks. TCS met quarterly profit estimates.

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 227.35 points to 77,847.56 by 11:39 am, while the NSE Nifty50 rose 51.20 points to 23,577.70. Despite the recovery, broader market indices remained in negative territory, reflecting persistent volatility on Dalal Street.

The IT index was in the green, mostly because of Tata Consultancy Services which published its Q3 earnings, showing a net profit rise of 11.59% to ₹12,380 crore

The Indian stock markets opened flat on Friday as the bear and bull gang tussle continues, with bears on edge. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,552.40 points with a gain of 25.90 points or 0.11 per cent,

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.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,583 level, a discount of nearly 63 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

This also comes at a time when the rupee hit an all-time low, though its drop was attributed to both volatile domestic equities and a strengthened US dollar

The Indian equity market continued its losses from the previous session on Thursday, with the Nifty closing below 23,550 due to broad-based selling, except in the FMCG sector. Despite mixed global cues,