Sensex Ends 86.88 Points Lower at 38,736.23; Nifty Slips to 11,553

Sensex ends 86.88 points lower at 38,736.23; Nifty slips 30.40 points to 11,552.50.

A man looks at a screen across the road displaying the Sensex on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. 

(Photo: Reuters).

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex ended 86.88 points lower at 38,736.23 while NSE Nifty slipped 30.40 points to finish at 11,552.50 in the closing session on Friday, 12 July.

Sensex and Nifty started on a choppy note on Friday ahead of inflation and factory output data releases.

After jumping over 100 points in opening trade, the 30-share index pared all gains to trade 6.14 points, or 0.02 percent, lower at 38,816.97 around 9:45 am. Similarly, the broader Nifty fell 6.30 points, or 0.05 percent, to 11,576.60.