Indian equity benchmarks ended on a flat note on Friday
after a volatile session amid mixed global market trends.

The Sensex added 36.74 points or 0.06% to close at
58,803.33. During the day, it touched a high of 59,108.66 and a low of
58,558.64. The Nifty slipped 3.35 points or 0.02% to close at 17,539.45.

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The broader indices ended mixed with the BSE Mid cap index
down by 0.35% and the Small cap index up by 0.04%. The top gaining sectoral
indices on the BSE were Capital Goods up by 1.13%, Industrials up by 0.87%,
Bankex up by 0.40%, FMCG up by 0.33%, and Telecom up by 0.08%, while Oil &
Gas down by 0.99%, Energy down by 0.95%, Metal down by 0.93%, Basic Materials
down by 0.62% and Auto down by 0.46% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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Top gainers from the Sensex pack were HDFC up by 1.75%, ITC
up by 1.72%, Larsen up by 1.72%, HDFC Bank up by 0.95%, Axis Bank up by 0.92%,
NTPC up by 0.68%, Kotak Mahindra up by 0.64%, SBI up by 0.59%, Tech Mahindra up
by 0.58%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 0.25% and Bajaj Finance up by 0.14%.

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Among the laggards were Maruti Suzuki down by 1.19%,
Reliance down by 1.19%, IndusInd Bank down by 1.04%, Nestle down by 0.91%,
Power Grid Corp down by 0.86%, and Tata Steel down by 0.85%.

The rupee declined by 26 paise to close at 79.82 against
the US dollar following Asian peers and strong dollar demand from importers.

Asian markets settled mostly lower amid negative cues from
global markets. The Hang Seng fell 0.74%, the KOSPI Composite fell 0.26%, the
Nikkei 225 fell 0.04% and the Shanghai Composite added 0.05%.

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European stock markets were trading in the green during
mid-session deals. The US markets had ended mostly higher on Thursday.

“The market has struggled for a firm direction today
as global markets were largely under selling pressure ahead of the release of
US jobs data, which could provide insight into upcoming Fed actions.

“Oil prices rose ahead of the OPEC+ meeting on an
expectation of a reduction in output, despite the fact that weak global growth
prospects remain a concern,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit
Financial Services.

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Brent crude, the international oil benchmark surged 2.01%
to $94.22 per barrel.

According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional
investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2,290.31 crore on Thursday.