BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 ended in the red as the extension of the moratorium on loans by the Reserve Bank of India led to a sell-off in financial stocks. The 30-share Sensex fell 260 points or 0.84 per cent to end at 30,672, while the broader Nifty 50 index dropped 67 points or 0.74 per cent to close the session at 9,039. Axis Bank share price closed 5.65 per cent lower, while HDFC settled with 5 per cent loss. Similarly, Bajaj Finance was down 4.67 per cent and ICICI Bank dropped 4.32 per cent.
Nifty50 closed lower at 9039.25 level, -67.00 points, or -0.74 per cent on Friday. Nifty Support : 8950 and 8900 Resistance : 9100 and 9200.
