April 20, 2026 07:38 am (IST)
Indian benchmark indices decline on Friday
Mumbai, Apr 28 (IBNS): Profit booking by investors was one of the key reasons that drove the Indian market lower on Friday, according to media reports.
The BSE Sensex was down 111.34 points at 29,918.40 and the NSE Nifty was down 38.10 points to 9,304.05.
Some of the key stocks that gained on Friday were ONGC, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Maruti Suzuki, ICICI Bank, Hindalco and Asian Paints while ITC, Bharti Infratel, HDFC, HDFC Bank, BPCL, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HUL declined.
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