The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday's session.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 23,526.50, while Sensex ended at 77,620.21.TCS, IREDA, Mahanagar as, MAzagon Dock, Polyplex Corporation, Tata Elexsi,

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 241.30 points to end at 77,378.91, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 95 points to end at 23,431.50.