Taking Stock: Market ends marginally lower amid volatility; loses 0.5% for the week
For the week, BSE Sensex lost 0.78 percent and NIfty50 fell 0.5 percent.Mid-day mood: Nifty below 19,600 as new series kicks off; banks and IT sulking
Nifty IT and Nifty Bank were trading a percent lower each as about 1,648 shares advanced, 1,433 declined and 118 remained unchangedStocks in focus: Lupin, Piramal Pharma and more
Gold braces for biggest weekly decline in five
Yen advances on BOJ policy tweak speculation, dollar steady
Taking Stock: Bulls fail to hold grip; Nifty around 19,650, Sensex dips 440 points
On the sectoral front, auto, oil gas, bank and FMCG indices down 0.5-1 percent each, while pharma index up 3 percent and realty index up 2 percent.