The benchmark Sensex shed 124 points in late trade on Friday, pulled down by technology, FMCG, capital goods, realty, cement, select auto, metal and power companies' shares. Heavyweight ICICI Bank plunged nearly 3%; even Reliance Industries wiped out its gains and closed flat.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 17,868.29, down 123.71 points or 0.69% and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 41.30 points or 0.76% to settle at 5,367.60.
In the midcap space, Central Bank, IRB Infra, Opto Circuits, Omaxe and Oriental Bank were up 6.5-10.4% while IVRCL Assets, Petronet LNG, Sterlite Tech, Chambal Fertiliser and P&G fell 3.4-4%.
Total turnover was at Rs 86,300.40 crore on Friday. This included Rs 13,342.17 crore from NSE cash segment, Rs 68,419.88 crore from NSE F&O and the balance Rs 4,538.35 crore from BSE cash segment.
