Sensex falls 319 pts, Nifty below 25,150 amid broad based selling

The domestic share market traded lower on Friday amid broad-based selling across sectors.upper tolerance limit of 6 percent.At close, the Sensex was down 318.56 points or 0.39 percent at 81,592.45, and the Nifty was down 155.05 points or 0.61 percent at 25,144.30.
Bharti Airtel, Eicher Motors, ONGC, Nestle India and Asian Paints were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Shriram Finance, Grasim Industries, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Hindalco Industries and Adani Enterprises.On the sectoral front, barring FMCG, all other sectoral indices ended in the red, with auto, realty and metal indices declining around 1 percent each.For the week BSE Sensex added 0.7 percent and Nifty50 index rose 0.45 percent.The Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices also shed 0.2 percent each, according to agency reports.
Rupee Close:
On 13 Nov'26,the Indian rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 94.20 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday, pressured by a stronger greenback and weak domestic equities.Forex traders said the U.S. dollar has strengthened, driven by stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data, rising Treasury yields and hawkish remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve officials, reinforcing expectations of further monetary tightening. Rising U.S. yields and expectations of more Fed rate hikes could keep the rupee under pressure. Moreover, a stronger dollar and more attractive U.S. assets might spark fresh capital outflows from emerging markets, they added.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended Brigade Enterprises, Ceat, and Honasa as the top stocks to buy on Friday.

(Business Correspondent)