The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
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The government on Tuesday announced hikes in import duties for gold and silver, but it has yet to unveil other details such as its plan to tax imports of non-essential items.
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Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
Indian markets ended on a lower note after the stimulus announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet expectation.
JLR is developing its own autonomous car technologies, which could one day trickle into Tata's more affordable people carriers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a memorial in London dedicated to Dr B R Ambedkar over two months after India acquired the bungalow where the Dalit icon and architect of India's Constitution lived as a student in the 1920s.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said bilateral cooperation in defence manufacturing would be the "prime focus" of his visit to the United Kingdom.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
Sales of diesel-powered utility vehicles have been declining in the past six months as the differential between petrol and diesel prices narrowed.
Gains were led by Tata Motors on robust Q1 earnings and HDFC Group shares.
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 28,261 and the 50-share Nifty closed 64 points lower at 8,571.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
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Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
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Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Lt Gen Bakshi announced 'full support' to the new chief and made it clear that he won't resign.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
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Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
In the past four months, launches of luxury and super luxury cars have sped ahead of non-luxury ones.
Many say Tata Motors has perhaps paid the price for being too ambitious.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
Nano remains a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on profit.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
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