Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty snapped their three-day winning run to close down by half a per cent on Friday due to selling in financial and IT shares amid weak global market trends.
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 316.94 points or 0.52 per cent to settle at 61,002.57 as 22 of its constituents ended in red.
Among major Sensex losers, Nestle fell the most by 3.12 per cent.
IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, Infosys and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards.