<p>New Delhi: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty halted their five-day rally to close with deep cuts on Friday in line with a global sell-off as investors dialled back risk exposure in metal, auto and IT stocks after weak US job data.</p><p>Amid widespread selling pressure, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 885.60 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 80,981.95. During the day, it nosedived 998.64 points or 1.21 per cent to hit an intra-day low of 80,868.91.</p><p>The broader Nifty of NSE slipped 293.20 points or 1.17 per cent to end at 24,717.70. It fell 324.05 points or 1.29 per cent to 24,686.85 during the session.</p>.Sensex, Nifty tumble in early trade on weak global cues.<p>From the Sensex stocks, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Infosys were the laggards.</p><p>HDFC Bank, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle India and Asian Paints were among the gainers.</p><p>The European markets were quoting lower in mid-session deals on Thursday.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.77 per cent to USD 80.13 a barrel.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul ended lower on Thursday.</p><p>The US stock market also finished in the negative territory on Thursday.</p><p>Foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 2,089.28 crore in the capital markets on Thursday.</p><p>The 30-share Sensex climbed 126.21 points to close at a new lifetime high of 81,867.55, while NSE Nifty rose 59.75 points to settle at an all-time closing peak of 25,010.90.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty halted their five-day rally to close with deep cuts on Friday in line with a global sell-off as investors dialled back risk exposure in metal, auto and IT stocks after weak US job data.</p><p>Amid widespread selling pressure, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 885.60 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 80,981.95. During the day, it nosedived 998.64 points or 1.21 per cent to hit an intra-day low of 80,868.91.</p><p>The broader Nifty of NSE slipped 293.20 points or 1.17 per cent to end at 24,717.70. It fell 324.05 points or 1.29 per cent to 24,686.85 during the session.</p>.Sensex, Nifty tumble in early trade on weak global cues.<p>From the Sensex stocks, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Infosys were the laggards.</p><p>HDFC Bank, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle India and Asian Paints were among the gainers.</p><p>The European markets were quoting lower in mid-session deals on Thursday.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.77 per cent to USD 80.13 a barrel.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul ended lower on Thursday.</p><p>The US stock market also finished in the negative territory on Thursday.</p><p>Foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 2,089.28 crore in the capital markets on Thursday.</p><p>The 30-share Sensex climbed 126.21 points to close at a new lifetime high of 81,867.55, while NSE Nifty rose 59.75 points to settle at an all-time closing peak of 25,010.90.</p>