Sensex, Nifty post fourth straight weekly losses on weak sentiment

Sensex, Nifty post fourth straight weekly losses on weak sentiment

Mumbai: Indian shares ended lower on Friday, after fluctuating earlier in the session, as overall sentiment remained dented after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen signalled an interest rate hike was imminent, while investors back home were worried about the government’s move to remove high-value notes. The gauge had plunged by 1,290.06 points in the previous four sessions.

Financials and consumer staples led the declines, with ICICI Bank closing down 1.1%, State Bank of India dipped 0.6%, while cigarette maker ITC dropped 1.58%and Colgate-Palmolive India declined 1%.

The Nifty closed down 0.07% at 8,074.10, while the Sensex ended down 0.30% at 26,150.24. Both the indexes posted their fourth straight weekly losses.