DSIJ Mindshare

Post recording a fall of 300 points during Thursday's trading session, the Sensex recouped all of its losses to end at the 60,298 level, being up by 38 points or 0.06 per cent, whereas the Nifty 50 recovered from a low of 17,852 to end at 17,965, up 21 points or 0.12 per cent. 

On Friday, the benchmark indices ended marginally lower after making a cheerful start with Sensex opening 500 points on the upside. Amid the volatile session, Sensex dipped more than 600 points from the day's high to settle 49 points lower at 55,769.23 level while Nifty50 lost 44 points to end at 16,584 level.

The global and domestic equity markets witnessed a steep decline this week due to concerns over growth expectations amid rising inflation levels. Sensex and Nifty 50 index declined close to 3 per cent each whereas BSE Midcap & BSE Smallcap indices saw a higher correction in the range of 5-6 per cent. Majority of the sectoral indices traded in the red during the week. 

The core benchmark indices erased the day's gains and entered the red territory towards the end of the trading session as investors preferred to lighten positions ahead of the weekend and the upcoming Union Budget.