Benchmark share indices ended over 2% lower at fresh 13-month lows, amid weak global cues, ahead of the US jobs data that could raise the prospects of a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve rekindled fears of further foreign fund outflows.
The overhang of China continues to remain on Indian markets. With domestic institutional buying remaining the major support further downside cannot be ruled out as the the situation in China and rate hike worries by the US Fed post the jobs data later on Friday.