In a volatile Friday’s session, the benchmark index Nifty 50 recovered about 120 points mid-day, only to lose the entire points towards the end. It closed at day’s low and below 18,300 levels while S&P BSE Sensex tanked 460 points.

Benchmark indices traded lower throughout the day ahead of the release of US Jobs data. NSE Nifty 50 index slipped 0.62 per cent to close at the 18,700 level while BSE Sensex dipped 415 points.

Indices traded higher throughout the day as Nifty climbed 1.10 per cent while Sensex gained over 630 points. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap rose 0.19 per cent & 0.81 per cent, respectively.