The equity benchmarks experienced a sell-off, with Sensex and Nifty falling by nearly half a per cent on Friday. This decline came after a two-day rally, as market sentiment turned cautious, leading to a pullback in stock prices following a period of upward movement.

Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers on Thursday, offloading shares worth Rs 5,462 crore, while domestic institutional investors picked up shares of Rs 3,713 crore

Indian equity indices on Thursday ended on a positive note with Nifty at 23,200 on January 23. At close, the Sensex was up 115.39 points or 0.15 percent at 76,520.38, and the Nifty was up 50 points or 0.

The BSE Sensex index fell 329.92 points or 0.43 per cent, closing at 76,190.46. During trading, it declined by 428.63 points or 0.56 per cent to 76,091.75. The NSE Nifty finished at 23,092.20, down by 113.

Indian stock market witnessed huge buying sentiment on Friday, taking Sensex higher by 466 points to even near 77,000 mark. Its counterpart Nifty 50 also jumped by nearly 142 points to near 23,350 levels.

Mirroring the Sensex, NSE Nifty50 also ended lower by 113.15 points or 0.49 per cent at 23,092.20. The Nifty50 recorded a day's high of 23,347.30, while the day's low was 23,050.

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday tracking a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 282.35 points to 76,802.73 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 86.7 points to 23,292.05.

Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, continued their upward momentum from the previous session and closed higher on Thursday, though they ended off their intraday highs. However, the broader markets,