Mumbai April 20 (IANS) Key equity indices provisionally closed on a flat-to-negative note on Friday tracking weak global cues.
Heavy selling pressure was seen in the banking metal and capital goods stocks. However healthy buying in IT and Teck (technology media and entertainment) stocks restricted further decline during the day.
At 3.30 p.m the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at 10 564.05 points -- down 1.25 points or 0.01 per cent -- from the previous close.
The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 34 434.14 points closed at 34 415.58 points -- down 11.71 points or 0.03 per cent -- from its previous close.
Sensex touched a high of 34 487.33 points and a low of 34 311.29 points during the day.
The BSE market breadth was bearish with 1 447 declines and 1 169 advances.
On Friday the top gainers on the BSE were Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Infosys Coal India Wipro and Bharti Airtel while Yes Bank ICICI Bank Tata Steel Adani Ports and NTPC were among the major losers.
On NSE the top gainers were TCS HCL and Infosys and the major losers included Yes Bank Bajaj Finance and GAIL.
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