Closing Bell: BSE Sensex at 61,223, down 12 points and NSE Nifty ended 2 points down at 18,256 level

TCS, Infosys, L&T, Tech M, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex today, while Tata Consumer Products, IOC, BPCL, and Adani Ports were the additional gainers on the Nifty. All these stocks gained between 1 and 4 per cent.

On the downside, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, UPL, HUL, ONGC, M&M, and Nestle India were the top laggards.

The broader market, however, outperformed the benchmarks and ended higher on Friday. The BSE MidCap index eked out 0.24 per cent gains while the BSe SmallCap advanced 0.5 per cent.

Among individual stocks, the shares of Motherson Sumi Systems (MSSL) tumbled 9 per cent to Rs 182.30 on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade as the stock traded ex-domestic wiring harness (DWH) business starting today. They ended 7 per cent lower on the exchange.

On the upside, the shares of India Cements surged 6 per cent to Rs 260 on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade, extending their past two weeks-rally on the back of heavy volumes. In the past 11 trading days, the stock has soared 37 per cent from a level of Rs 187.80 on December 30, 2021.

Among sectors, all but the Nifty IT and Realty indices ended in the red. The Nifty FMCG and Pharma were the worst hit indices, down 0.7 per cent each. Meanwhile, Realty and IT indices closed 1 per cent and 0.5 per cent up, respectively.