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Indian markets slip on Friday

| | Jul 29, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Mumbai, Jul 29 (IBNS): Profit booking by investors tripped up the Indian benchmark indices on Friday with Sensex down 156.76 points to 28051.86 and Nifty down 27.80 points to 8638.50.

Disappointing stimulus from the Bank of Japan also dented market sentiment, according to media reports.

Capital goods and banking stocks mostly took a hit on Friday.

Top gainers on Friday included Adani Ports, Lupin, Cipla, Tata Power, Bajaj Auto, HUL and ZEEL while ICICI Bank, HDFC, Bank of Baroda, L&T, BHEL, Wipro and Bharti Airtel figured among the losers.

According to media reports, the government, on Friday, has listed the GST Bill in the agenda for the Rajya Sabha for consideration in the week starting on August 1.

 

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