Sensex fall 983 pts, Nifty at 23,898 amid volatility

The domestic share market traded lower on Friday, as IT stocks lead sell off,followed by metals and pharma.At close, the Sensex was down 982.71 points or 1.27 percent at 76,681.29, and the Nifty was down 275.10 points or 1.14 percent at 23,897.95.
Hindalco, Coal India, Nestle, SBI, Trent were the top gainers on the Nifty while losers included Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Sun Pharma.On the sectoral front,all the sectoral indices ended in the red with IT index sheds 5%, while Healthcare, Consumer Durables, Realty, Telecom, Pharma, Media down 1% each.Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices declined nearly 1% each.
Rupee Close:
On 24 Apr'26,the Indian rupee depreciated 14 paise lower to close at 94.25 against the US dollar on Friday,as compared with previous close of 94.11.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Friday- Sai Life Sciences, Black Box, Nocil, Privi Speciality Chemicals, and Granules India.

(Business Correspondent)