The Indian economy is expected to be "a little weaker" in 2025 despite steady global growth, IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva has said.

The domestic stock market closed in the red on Friday after a volatile session, with the Nifty slipping below 23,350.

The Indian indices closed in the red on Thursday, led by a sell-off in financial and IT stocks amid foreign fund outflows.

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.4% in 2024-25, significantly lower than the 8.2% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year.

The domestic benchmark indices traded on lower note on Wednesday, weighed down by declines in financial and consumer stocks.

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth declined significantly to 1.81 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.