July 16, 2026 12:40 pm (IST)
Indian market posts marginal gain on Friday, ends lower for the week
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IBNS): The Indian market was finally able to break the successive sessions of decline and post marginal gains on Friday. however, the NSE Nifty failed to cross the 8K mark.
BSE Sensex was up 61.10 points at 26040.70 and NSE Nifty was up 6.65 points at 7985.75.
Both indexes recorded their biggest weekly fall since the week ended on Nov 18, according to market reports.
Some of the key stocks that gained on Friday were Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, L&T and GAIL while Axis Bank, Taa Motors, Cipla, ITC and M&M declined.
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