The BSE Sensex was trading 161.87 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 77,458.34. Nifty stood at 23,448.55, down 77.95 points or 0.33 per cent. Midcap and smallcap indices fell up to 1.8 per cent.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex failed to maintain their early momentum on Friday, slipping into the red for the third consecutive session as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices saw losses, primarily due to declines in public sector banks and metals.

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Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tech sell-off. Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried about economic data and tech names tumbled.

This also comes at a time when the rupee hit an all-time low, though its drop was attributed to both volatile domestic equities and a strengthened US dollar

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,721 level, a discount of nearly 60 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex staged a modest recovery on Wednesday, closing slightly in the negative as a rebound in IT stocks provided support. Gains in Reliance Industries lifted the oil and gas sector,